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Tree-felling accident in Hessen leaves twenty-two-year-old critically injured; helicopter rescue deployed.

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A tree fell during work on March 23, causing a serious injury to an unnamed worker who was flown by emergency services from the scene of his fall near Wiesbaden-Osthessen hospital and is currently being treated for severe trauma at Klinik Osthessenspital in Bad Nauheim.

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    A twenty-two-year-old man was seriously injured in a work accident involving the felling of trees.
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    The incident occurred during tree cutting operations, resulting in an uprooted or fallen oak being involved. The victim has been flown to hospital by rescue helicopter for treatment.
Mar 23, 06:37 A news report from N-tv.de confirms a work accident involving tree felling in Hessen where an individual aged twenty-two was severely injured.
Mar 23, 05:49 (approx) Multiple sources including Wiesbadener-kurier and Newsfeed.zeit reported on the same incident of severe injury to a young man during work-related tree felling at approximately this time window before specific flight details were confirmed.
Mar 23, 06:08 Osthessen-news.de reports that an oak (Buche) was uprooted and the twenty-two-year-old victim has been flown to a hospital in critical condition by rescue helicopter following work accident during tree felling.
Mar 23, 05:49 Presseportal indicates at this time that an emergency response including helicopters was deployed for rescuing the twenty-two-year-old who suffered severe injuries from a fall while cutting down trees in Hessen

A work accident occurred during tree felling, resulting in a serious injury to an individual.

— [Mar 23, 06:57] Hessen: Arbeitsunfall beim Baumfällen - 22-Jaͤhriger schwer verletzt (N-tv.de)