Man dies from injuries at poultry plant.
A 34-year-old man has died from head injuries suffered while cleaning a machine at a poultry processing plant in Melbourne's west.
WorkSafe is investigating the incident, which happened about 9.45pm (AEST) on Thursday in Laverton North.
It was the 15th work-related death in Victoria this year.
Advertisement: Story continues below"At this early stage, we believe the worker may have been caught up on a hook and chain system used for carrying birds around the factory," Worksafe's Trevor Martin said in a statement on Friday.
He said machine guarding remained one of the state's biggest workplace safety issues and was a particular risk for cleaners.
"Cleaners being pulled into machinery with exposed moving parts is a real issue - workers are being badly injured and dying," Mr Martin said.
"If you manage, maintain or own machinery and equipment, you've got to make sure that all moving parts that can have contact with any part of the body have approved physical barriers or guards fitted."
In May, Turi Enterprises and labour hire company Ken Enterprises were convicted and fined after a 2009 incident in which a cleaner suffered serious injuries from being pulled into an unguarded chicken neck-breaker machine.
August 13, 2010
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