Overview

• A 45-year-old worker suffered critical injuries, including an open thigh fracture and broken lower legs, after being trapped by a falling electrical cabinet at the Infineon construction site in Dresden.
• The injured worker is employed by a company based in the Spreewald region and is currently hospitalized following the incident.
• Authorities, including the Landesdirektion Dresden, are investigating the accident, which occurred during ongoing 24/7 construction efforts.
• This is the second severe workplace accident at the site, following a scaffolding collapse in November that also left a worker seriously injured.
• The Dresden chip factory, set to begin production in 2027, is the city’s largest construction project, employing 800 workers and aiming to create 1,000 jobs.