Wednesday 2 May 2012

Vic man dead after workplace accident

A truck driver has been killed after being crushed between two lifts while unloading stock in Melbourne's northern suburbs.

The 37-year-old Bayswater truck driver was delivering two pieces of equipment to a work site car park when he was crushed between a scissor lift and a fork lift, WorkSafe Victoria spokeswoman Rosanna Bonaccurso said.

Emergency services arrived at the Preston site at 6.15am (AEST) on Wednesday and found the man dead.

He was believed to be on the scissor lift when the accident happened.

"How he was crushed will form part of our investigation," Ms Bonaccurso said.

The man was found by another worker who is being treated in hospital for shock.

Ms Bonaccurso said the car park is part of a planned home improvement centre set to open soon.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8460546/vic-man-dead-after-workplace-accident

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