Upper Austria: Child Seriously Injured While Splitting Wood
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On Thursday, a twelve-year-old was seriously injured while splitting wood in Vöcklabruck.
The boy was operating a saw-splitting machine to chop wood, and a 37-year-old relative was stacking the finished firewood logs into a box.
Twelve-Year-Old Caught Hand in Splitting Machine While Splitting Wood
When the student - for an unknown reason - opened the safety cover of the machine, he got his hand caught in the splitting blade and was seriously injured. The 37-year-old provided first aid and drove towards the emergency doctor with the twelve-year-old. After initial treatment, the boy was flown to the hospital by the emergency medical helicopter, according to the Upper Austrian police.
(APA/Red)
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