Worker dies in machinery accident at Port of Brisbane
Updated ,first published
A man has been killed after bulldozer rolled over at a cement site at the Port of Brisbane.
Helicopter imagery shows a bulldozer that appears to have collided with another large machine on Friday morning, with the rear end of the bulldozer propped up by a jack.
Paramedics were called to the scene on Bulk Terminals Drive about 6.20am after reports a worker had been critically injured in an accident involving a bulldozer.
Firefighters also attended the scene, with the Queensland Fire Department receiving a request from the paramedics, where they were asked to stabilise a rolled bulldozer, a QFD spokesperson said.
The incident happened at a sprawling site run by Sunstate Cement Ltd.
Through the electric gate, huge mounds of white and grey material blocked the view of the scene. The strong chemical smell hung on the air, wafting across from a bitumen producer over the road.
A sign next to the gate reads “You are entering a zero harm site”.
Two police cars were seen leaving the site at 9.40am. Despite the accident, large trucks continued to move through the gate.
A report will be prepared for the coroner, with Workplace Health and Safety to be notified.
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