Overview
- The fatal accident occurred Tuesday morning on a hop field near Attenhofen in the Kelheim district of the Hallertau region in Bavaria.
- Police said the man was working alone when he became caught in a wire-wrapping machine mounted on the rear of a tractor.
- Relatives found the severely injured worker on the field and alerted emergency services, but he died from his injuries.
- Criminal police in Landshut are investigating the circumstances, and the statutory accident insurer (Berufsgenossenschaft) is involved.
- Officers reported no indications of third-party involvement, while the precise cause of entanglement remains unclear.