Man loses hand in sewer pit accident at Twelve Apostles Visitor Centre
Auf einen Blick
- A man in his 20s lost his hand in a workplace accident while cleaning a sewer pit at the Twelve Apostles Visitor Centre in Victoria.
- He was airlifted to Alfred Hospital in Melbourne in serious condition.
- WorkSafe is investigating.
KI-generierte Zusammenfassung
Warum es wichtig ist
A man in his 20s lost his hand in a workplace accident while cleaning a sewer pit at the Twelve Apostles Visitor Centre. He was airlifted to Alfred Hospital in Melbourne in serious condition. WorkSafe is investigating.
A man has lost his hand in a workplace accident while cleaning out a sewer pit in Victoria's south-west this morning.
Air ambulance flew to the scene at the Twelve Apostles Visitors Centre in Princetown about 9am, where it assessed and treated the man.
It said a man in his 20s had been taken to the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne in a serious condition.
WorkSafe staff went to the visitor centre and said it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
It says the worksite has been shut down due to the distress caused to the injured man's work colleagues.
The Twelve Apostles receive more than 2 million tourists every year.
The precinct is currently undergoing a $126 million redevelopment to help accommodate the number of tourists visiting the site.
Offene Fragen
- What caused the accident?
- What are the safety protocols at the site?
- What is the long-term prognosis for the injured man?