Traffic controller fatally crushed in workplace incident


Wednesday, 29 June, 2022

Traffic controller fatally crushed in workplace incident

WorkSafe Victoria is investigating an incident in Wahring, in which a 64-year-old man died after a truck trailer tipped onto him. It is understood that gravel was being unloaded from the fully extended tipping trailer when it tipped into a culvert and onto the traffic controller.

The death takes the workplace fatality toll to 23 for 2022, six fewer than at the same time last year.

Image credit: ©stock.adobe.com/au/bukhta79

Related News

Defence charged over Royal Australian Navy base 60-tonne crane tip

The mobile crane operator was forced to jump from the cabin and workers nearby to run from the...

$1.1 million safety spend to follow forklift incident at Royal Australian Mint

After a coin blanking press weighing around three tonnes almost fell on a worker while being...

Defective lifting equipment death leads to record $1.75 million fine

The highest fine ever imposed under Western Australia's workplace safety laws has followed...


  • All content Copyright © 2026 Westwick-Farrow Pty Ltd