Painter killed by fall from roof


Wednesday, 12 February, 2020

Painter killed by fall from roof

WorkSafe Victoria is investigating an incident where a 69-year-old painter died after falling through a carport roof at a Kilsyth, Victoria home. The man was taken to hospital in a critical condition and died the following day. His death brings the number of workplace deaths in 2020 to six, which is one more than at the same time last year.

Image credit: ©stock.adobe.com/au/Tomasz Zajda

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