Man dies in Gold Coast crane incident
A man in his 40s has been killed in a workplace incident involving a mobile crane at a manufacturing business on the northern end of the Gold Coast.
Aug 19, 2021, updated May 22, 2025
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Critical care paramedics were called to a business at Yatala just after midday on Thursday, with a man aged in his 40s in a critical condition.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has begun an investigation “into a fatal incident involving a mobile crane at a manufacturing workplace” at the northern end of the Gold Coast.
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“As the investigation is underway, no further comment can be made as to the cause of the incident,” a spokesperson said on Thursday.
Queensland Police are also on the scene after initial reports suggesting a man had been injured in an industrial accident.
-AAP
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