Worker dies after being hit by a front-end loader

WorkSafe is investigating the death of a worker at a Broadmeadows recycling centre on Friday.

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The 26-year-old man died after he was struck by an articulated front-end loader while it was moving recycled goods at about 9.45am.

The death is the 24th confirmed workplace fatality for 2024. There were 47 work-related deaths at the same time last year.