Young man dies after being trapped under heavy machinery in regional Queensland
A young man has died after becoming trapped under heavy machinery in outback Queensland.
Emergency services were called to a workplace on Richmond Woolgar Rd in Burleigh, about 500km west of Townsville, about 12pm Friday after reports a man had been seriously injured.
Paramedics and police arrived to find the man had sustained life-threatening injuries after he became trapped under heavy machinery.
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Workplace Health and Safety Queensland have been notified about the incident and have launched an investigation with assistance of Queensland Police.
Originally published as Young man dies after being trapped under heavy machinery in regional Queensland
