Queensland man hit by machinery and killed in workplace incident

Emergency services were called to the business on Friday afternoon to reports a man had been hit by machinery.

A man has been killed in a horror workplace incident after he was hit by machinery.

Emergency services were called to the Cairns suburb of Portsmith, in Far North Queensland, at 2.49pm Friday to reports a man had suffered critical injuries.

The man, aged in his 60s, had reportedly been hit by a piece of machinery at the Tooheys St business.

Paramedics took the man to hospital but he died of his injuries.

Queensland Police and WorkSafe Queensland are investigating.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner, deeming the incident not-suspicious.

The man was reportedly hit by machinery at the Toohey St business on Friday afternoon. Picture: Google Maps

It comes just over a week since the separate workplace death of a solar panel maintenance worker in Brisbane.

Joshua Wargent, 43, fell through a roof and plummeted five metres at a business in Wynnum on June 29.

“RIP to the best dad ever,” wrote one of Mr Wargent’s sons on Facebook.

“Dad I love u so much and I don‘t know what to do without you now I’m gonna miss u so much, ur [sic] gonna be missed.”

A GoFundMe online fundraiser started to support Mr Wargent’s family has so far raised $5200 of its $20,000 goal.

Originally published as Queensland man hit by machinery and killed in workplace incident