Worker dies after EWP loading incident

WorkSafe is investigating the death of a man following an incident at a West Melbourne construction site last Tuesday.

It is understood the 44-year-old was ejected from an elevated work platform when it rolled off a truck’s tilt tray while being loaded, sustaining serious head injuries.

He later died in hospital.

The death is the 15th confirmed workplace fatality for 2025. There were 21 work-related deaths at the same time last year.