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Ballarat man killed by falling tree - Local News - News - General - The Courier Quote:
10 Aug, 2011
A 62 year old Ballarat man has died after being hit by a falling tree in a workplace accident at Mingay, south of Skipton yesterday.
The man was helping cut down blue-gums on a private property when the accident occurred at about 1.30pm.
He was employed as a contractor by a Buninyong-based tree felling business.
Worksafe spokesman Michael Birt said the man as with several other people at the property on the corner of Eight Mile lane and Bradshaws road.
"He was removing some blue gums from a property when one of them came down and struck a four wheel drive near where he was," he said.
"The tree also hit him."
A 27-year-old who was in the car was taken to Ballarat Health Services Base Hospital for observation.
Mr Birt said the man's death further stretched the gulf between regional and metropolitan workplace fatalities in Victoria.
"Seven out of 12 workplace deaths have been in regional areas this year," he said.
"Regional Victoria has about a quarter of the population but more than half the fatalities - it's a major concern."
Worksafe investigators were on scene yesterday and are continuing to investigate the man's death today.
Mr Birt said it was the second death this year involving a falling tree.
"If you're doing the job for the first time of the 1000th time, safety is still important," he said.
"Whether you're a farmer, officer worker or anything in between, safety should always be the priority."
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