An initial report in the Perth Sunday Times said a 22-year-old Leeming-based man received fatal injuries after becoming trapped under heavy construction equipment at the Mulgul Road worksite.
WorkSafe has since told Hoist: “The crane and hoist hire company at which the incident took place received crane parts and assembled the finished cranes at the site, and the deceased man was engaged in this process.”
Caroline De Vaney, WorkSafe media liaison officer, added: “A section of tower crane was being raised and it dislodged and struck the man on the head as it fell.”
WorkSafe inspectors travelled to the site as soon as notification was recieved and began their investigation, which will involve interviewing witnesses, looking at the machinery involved and assessing the work practices at the site.
The suggested time frame for completion of a fatality investigation is 12 weeks, some take less, some more. When the investigation is complete, a report will be compiled which will go through a legal process which determines whether any prosecution will take place.
D&G Hoist & Crane Hire is yet to respond to Hoist‘s enquries.
