A 21-year-old man died on Friday after a fall from a ladder while working at a Kennington home.

WorkSafe believe the man was on a ladder placed outside a single story property when the incident occurred.

Emergency services were called to the home in Swalling Crescent at about 12.30pm.

The man died in hospital later that day.

The fatality brings the number of confirmed workplace deaths this year to 23, compared to 24 at the same time last year.

Saturday:

A 21-year-old man has died after a workplace incident in Kennington on Friday.

Emergency services were called to Swalling Crescent at about 12.30pm on November 30.

A man was transported to hospital but subsequently died.

Police are preparing a report for the coroner and WorkSafe is investigating the incident.

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