One of the Give region's largest companies, Welcon A/S at Vejlevej 270 in Svindbæk, was hit by a serious work accident this morning. ...Welcon produces wind turbine towers and is one of the largest in the world in its field. The factory has recently completed a billion-dollar expansion. During this construction, a 32-year-old Polish construction worker lost his life.
One of the Give region's largest companies, Welcon A/S at Vejlevej 270 in Svindbæk, was hit by a serious work accident this morning. ...Welcon produces wind turbine towers and is one of the largest in the world in its field. The factory has recently completed a billion-dollar expansion. During this construction, a 32-year-old Polish construction worker lost his life.
Svindbæk: One of the Give region's largest companies, Welcon A/S at Vejlevej 270 in Svindbæk, was hit by a serious work accident this morning.
Four employees have been burned. One of them is critically injured according to Steffen Wolf from the Southeast Jutland Police.
According to the newspaper's information, some kind of explosion likely occurred at the factory. But on Wednesday morning, duty manager Steffen Wolf had no further details about the accident.
- There are four men, all employees. One of them is critically injured and he has been flown away in a medical helicopter, he said at 9 o'clock.
Welcon's managing director, Jens Risvig Pedersen, later explained to Vejle County's Folkeblad that not one, but two injured people were …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]Svindbæk: One of the Give region's largest companies, Welcon A/S at Vejlevej 270 in Svindbæk, was hit by a serious work accident this morning.
Four employees have been burned. One of them is critically injured according to Steffen Wolf from the Southeast Jutland Police.
According to the newspaper's information, some kind of explosion likely occurred at the factory. But on Wednesday morning, duty manager Steffen Wolf had no further details about the accident.
- There are four men, all employees. One of them is critically injured and he has been flown away in a medical helicopter, he said at 9 o'clock.
Welcon's managing director, Jens Risvig Pedersen, later explained to Vejle County's Folkeblad that not one, but two injured people were flown away.
According to the police, the other injured were taken to hospitals in the local area.
Pictures from the scene show that a number of emergency vehicles were called.
Welcon produces wind turbine towers and is one of the largest in the world in its field. The factory has recently completed a billion-dollar expansion. During this construction, a 32-year-old Polish construction worker lost his life.
The accident happened in February this year, when the 32-year-old fell through a skylight and landed on a concrete floor after falling 10 metres. It happened when the man was on a roof in connection with the fact that he was carrying out work on a solar panel.
Vejle Amts Folkeblad has been in contact with Welcon, but the company states that it currently has no comments on the accident on Wednesday.
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