Crane operator crushed to death at Dandenong South workplace
A Lysterfield man has been killed after heavy steel beams fell on him, crushing him to death at a workplace in Dandenong South.
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A Lysterfield man has been crushed to death in a tragic workplace incident in Dandenong South.
The 53-year-old crane operator died about 11.15am on March 18 after he was crushed by steel beams weighing several tonnes.
It’s believed a coupling failed, causing the beams to fall on the worker.
A few hours later, a 56-year-old Queensland man died after a tractor-spreader combination he was operating overturned in Kyabram, 200km north of Melbourne
It’s understood the worker was driving the vehicle on a road when it jackknifed and rolled at about 2pm.
The deaths bring the workplace fatality toll in Victoria to nine in this year, six fewer than at the same time in 2021.
WorkSafe Victoria said it’s investigating both deaths.
