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Worker Killed as Weaving Machine Tips During Move at Ravensburg Textile Plant

Police are investigating the handling of the several-hundred-kilogram machine.

Overview

  • The machine tipped while several employees attempted to reposition it with a pallet truck at a textile company on Wednesday.
  • Police said the device weighed several hundred kilograms before it fell and struck a 53-year-old worker.
  • Colleagues began resuscitation and emergency services arrived, but the man died at the scene.
  • Emergency chaplains were deployed to support staff after the fatal accident.
  • Authorities are examining how the transport was carried out and have not yet assigned responsibility.