Overview

• The 2016 scaffold collapse at the Schraudenbach-Talbrücke killed one worker and injured 14 during concreting operations.
• The structural engineer, charged with negligent homicide and bodily harm, admitted to errors in his static calculations.
• Proceedings against the 53-year-old engineer were discontinued after he agreed to pay €5,000 to the Bavarian Red Cross.
• In 2023, two checking engineers were convicted for failing to properly review static calculations, while a third was acquitted.
• The case has prompted scrutiny of engineering oversight and calculation protocols in German infrastructure projects.