05.11.2009

Fatal Loader crane accident

A 47 year old man died yesterday in north Queensland after he was struck by the boom of the loader crane he was using.

Few details are available at this stage, but it appears that the man was unloading some equipment in a remote area at High Range, near Townsville when he was crushed by the crane’s boom.

Workplace Health and Safety is investigating the accident and police will prepare a report for the coroner.