Worker ‘critically injured’, hospitalised, after incident at Harvey Norman warehouse in Alice Springs

More details have emerged about an incident in a Red Centre warehouse which required a ‘critically injured’ worker to be transported to hospital. Read the latest.

Northern Territory police at the Harvey Norman warehouse on Smith St, Alice Springs, on Tuesday February 4. Picture: Gera Kazakov

A “heavy item” falling on a warehouse worker’s head in the Red Centre has left them “critically injured” and hospitalised as authorities continue to investigate the cause of the incident.

On Tuesday afternoon, Harvey Norman’s Smith St warehouse in Alice Springs was taped off, with NT police officers and an NT WorkSafe inspector at the scene.

Northern Territory police at the Harvey Norman warehouse on Smith St, Alice Springs, on Tuesday February 4. Picture: Gera Kazakov

An NT WorkSafe spokesperson said the incident was under investigation.

“A worker was unloading freight from a truck when a heavy item of freight toppled from the truck and struck the worker in the head,” they said.

“NT WorkSafe’s enquiries are ongoing and no further comment will be provided.”

The Harvey Norman warehouse on Smith St, Alice Springs, was taped off by police Tuesday afternoon. Picture: Gera Kazakov

A St John ambulance spokesperson confirmed they attended the incident at 10.25am and “transported a critically injured patient to Alice Springs Hospital”.

Workers were being questioned by three attending officers when this masthead visited the scene.

One worker said a “carton fell and hit a bloke” before crossing the police line and talking to police.

Officers at the scene provided scant details, citing the incident as being still under investigation.

Northern Territory police blocked off the Harvey Norman warehouse on Smith St, Alice Springs, on Tuesday February 4. Picture: Gera Kazakov

They confirmed a worker had been sent to hospital but did not give their status.

The officers said they were called to scene at about 11am Tuesday morning.

Originally published as Worker ‘critically injured’, hospitalised, after incident at Harvey Norman warehouse in Alice Springs