Worker dies after forklift-raised stillage falls
05 June 2025•BlueSafe Team•Source: WorkSafe VIC
A 62-year-old man has died in hospital after a metal stillage raised by a forklift reportedly tipped and fell about 2.5 metres.
It is understood the man was standing inside the metal stillage, which was raised on forklift tines, when it tipped and fell to the ground.
He suffered serious head injuries and died in hospital on Monday.
His death brings the number of confirmed workplace fatalities in 2025 to 25. At the same point last year, 25 work-related deaths had been recorded.
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