An adolescent has died in a office incident in Perth’s southeast.
Emergency providers rushed to TLC Surface Treatment manufacturing unit on Railway Pde in Welshpool simply after 8am on Thursday.
They found a 16-year-old boy who had suffered crucial accidents earlier than taking him to hospital.
WorkSafe WA mentioned he was “struck” by an object.
“Sadly, he died a short time later,” a WA Police spokesperson mentioned.
The boy suffered crush accidents and is believed to have been a trainee or apprentice.
TLC Surface Treatement Directors Michael Miller and Matthew Clarke mentioned their “heartfelt thoughts and sympathy” had been with the boys household.
“We offer them our fullest support at this worst of times,” the assertion learn.
“Counselling support has been offered to all our employees and contractors.”
His dying is the sixth workplace-related dying in lower than a month.
Just three days earlier than the boy’s dying, father-of-two Kieren McDowall died at Mineral Resources’ Onslow Iron challenge in WA’s Pilbara area.
A 62-year-old crane operator additionally died earlier in Juna at a PACT building website in Applecross after falling off a ladder.
On the identical day, a technician was killed whereas working at Woodside’s North Rankin Complex within the Pilbara.
Police are actually getting ready a report for the Coroner, with forensic officers noticed on the worksite after the incident.
WorkSafe and the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety are additionally investigating the incident.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
