A 60-year-old worker fell 16 meters in a workshop in Neutraubling (Regensburg district) The man was seriously injured in the fall on Saturday. Police: Several disregarded safety regulations were the cause of the accident.

There is no danger to life, according to the police's initial findings. The worker was assembling construction pieces weighing several tons when he fell from a railing. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. The man had apparently ignored safety regulations, police say.