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A worker crushed between an outrigger and a concrete truck on a Bendigo building site was flown to Melbourne in a critical condition last night.
Paramedics flew the 27-year-old Sunbury man to The Alfred hospital about 5.30pm. A hospital spokeswoman said he was still in a critical condition late last night.
The worker was earlier taken from a Mollison Street work site to Bendigo Hospital with chest, back and abdominal injuries after an incident about 10.20am.
WorkSafe spokesman Michael Birt said investigators inspected the scene yesterday afternoon.
He said the man had been caught between an outrigger and a concrete truck.
Mr Birt said initial reports suggested the man was packing up the truck when the incident occurred.
The man was in a critical condition in Bendigo Hospital at 4.30pm yesterday.
An Ambulance Victoria spokesman said a specialised team visited the man in hospital and following scans, stabilised him for the flight to Melbourne. Two ambulances and police responded to the incident.
Mr Birt said police were investigating the matter.
Seven people have died at work since January 1. Mr Birt said the deaths, along with most of the 29,000 workplace injuries annually, were the result of routine tasks.
“In this case, we don’t know what has happened,” he said. “But the bigger issue is to not end up in this situation.
“It is dreadful for (the man), his family and his co-workers.”
Mr Birt said he hoped the incident would prompt employers and employees to check the safety of their equipment. “We need employers, supervisors and people doing the job to be aware of the situation and issues at hand,” he said.