A man has passed away on the scene of a fatal worksite incident in Berwick last Friday.
On 1 March between the hours of 1pm – 2pm, a 28-year-old man was struck and crushed by the boom of a truck-mounted crane while unloading timber products from the vehicle.
Emergency services were called out to the corner of Atrani Avenue and Santorini Parade in Berwick, soon after the incident had occurred.
The CFA, FRV, Ambulance Victoria and Victoria Police were at the scene, including an air ambulance which had intended to land but soon after left when the man had been pronounced dead.
According to WorkSafe, the death is the eighth confirmed workplace fatality for 2024, where there were 13 confirmed work-related deaths at the same time last year.
VicPol is currently preparing a report for the coroner following the man’s passing, and WorkSafe has the incident under investigation.
