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Romonta Plant Death: Father’s Fundraiser Tops €7,000 for Widow and Son

The family’s appeal underscores uncertainty over statutory accident insurance after an autopsy pointed to toluene exposure.

Overview

  • More than €7,000 was donated in the first three days to support the non-working widow and four-year-old son of Max Kutschera.
  • Max Kutschera, 27, died while working on equipment at Romonta’s Amsdorf site in the early hours of Wednesday.
  • The victim’s father says it is unclear when or how much support the Berufsgenossenschaft will provide.
  • An autopsy reportedly found that Kutschera had come into contact with the toxic solvent toluene.
  • The father described in his post that anesthetizing gases may have rendered his son unconscious before hot wax escaped from a leak in the installation.