Man dies in workplace incident at Heatherbrae warehouse in NSW Hunter region
A man has died following a workplace incident at a warehouse in NSW’s Hunter Region.
Emergency services were called to Heather St at Heatherbrae, in the Port Stephens area, about 1.50pm on Wednesday after the man — believed to be in his 30s — was seriously injured.
Despite the desperate efforts of paramedics, he could not be revived.
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A crime scene has been established and police have launched an investigation.
SafeWork NSW has also been notified.
“SafeWork NSW inspectors are on site and are making enquiries,” a spokesperson said.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
The tragedy comes just two days after another workplace death in NSW.
A 57-year-old truck driver was working at Menzies Aviation’s Matraville warehouse in Sydney’s eastern suburbs when he was fatally struck by a forklift on early Monday morning.
Paramedics treated the man at the scene, but he suffered critical chest injuries and could not be saved.
A Menzies Aviation spokesperson said the company was still trying to determine how the incident occurred, and the company is working with NSW Police and Safework NSW as investigations continue.
Originally published on 7NEWS
