Deadly forklift accident in Offenbach: 18-year-old loses life

Deadly forklift accident in Offenbach: 18-year-old loses life

Strahlenberger Straße, Offenbach am Main, Deutschland - A tragic accident at work that occurred in Offenbach on June 20, 2025 has called for the life of an 18-year-old worker. The young man was fatally injured on a construction site on Strahlberger Straße when he got under the bikes of a forklift. As FFH reports , a 25-year-old forklift driver drove around 3:50 p.m. on the construction site.

The forklift was carried by a heavy component that was accompanied by two colleagues on foot. Why the 18-year-old, who was apparently in action, got under the right-wing front tire of the forklift for an unknown cause remains a mystery. The impact was devastating; He fell his head on the floor and suffered life -threatening injuries. Despite all the efforts in the hospital, the young worker finally died, as the HNA reports .

Investigations and labor law

The police immediately initiated investigations. The forklift driver faces the suspicion of negligent killing. At the order of the public prosecutor, an appraiser is consulted to precisely analyze the course of the accident. While the investigators assume an accident, such a tragic event raises many questions - also with regard to security on construction sites, where many responsible people often have to work together.

Security on construction sites is a basic topic that is anchored in the construction site regulation (BaustellV). This regulation obliges builders to take into account when planning all occupational safety measures and to draw up a safety and health protection plan (SigePlan), especially for dangerous work. A coordinator for occupational safety measures is also essential if several employers work on a construction site. The Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Occupational Medicine indicates that occupational safety is not only for planning, but also for the implementation of construction projects.

A misfortune among many

This misfortune is not the first of its kind that shakes the public. Another incident that made headlines in the past few days affects a five-year-old girl who died during the Waldhealing Festival. Such tragic events illustrate how important the measures to prevent work accidents are and that it is time to think about how to avoid such painful losses in the future.