Man crushed to death in workplace accident

A Workplace Health and Safety investigation is under way after the horror death of a worker at an abattoir in Queensland's west.

A man has died following a workplace accident at Charleville.

A HORROR death at Western Meat Exporters in Charleville has sparked a Workplace Health and Safety investigation.

Paramedics rushed to the Charleville goat and sheep abattoir when they received a call at 1.08pm that a 46-year-old employee and local had suffered critical injuries in a machinery incident.

Police arrived on the scene about 1.30pm and confirmed the employee died about two hours later.

News Corp Australia understands the worker was killed in a machine designed to remove pelts from goats.

Police officers have cordoned off the meatworks and have locked down the site until the investigators arrive tomorrow.

The Charleville-based processing plant is Australia's largest goat abattoir and processes tens of thousands of animals each week.

A man has died following an accident at Western Meat Exporters, Charleville.

A man has died following an accident at Western Meat Exporters, Charleville.

Originally published as Man crushed to death in workplace accident