Worksite fatality

VicPol at the scene of the incident, which was cordoned off by police tape. Picture: KEITH PAKENHAM

A man died at a Berwick worksite last Friday 1 March.

A 28-year-old man was struck and crushed by the boom of a truck-mounted crane while unloading timber products from the vehicle, between 1pm and 2pm.

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 left soon after 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.

Victoria Police is currently preparing a report for the coroner following the man’s passing, and WorkSafe has the incident under investigation.