Worker dies after being struck by machinery in Victorian factory
A worker suffered head injuries and died at a Dandenong South factory in Victoria on Wednesday, 26 May.
It is believed that the 47-year-old was hit by an attachment on a rubber extrusion machine.
The death brought the state’s workplace fatality toll to 19 for 2021.
WorkSafe Victoria is investigating.
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