Investigators begin to piece together meat works death
UPDATE 9.15AM:
A WORKPLACE Health and Safety spokesman confirmed this morning an investigator and inspector have arrived in Charleville to begin an investigation into the death of a worker at Western Meat Exporters,
They will be conducting interviews and preparing a report for the coroner.
EARLIER:
A HORROR death at Western Meat Exporters in Charleville has sparked a Workplace Health and Safety investigation.
Paramedics rushed to the Charleville goat and sheep abattoir when they received a call at 1.08pm that a 45-year-old employee and local had suffered critical injuries in a machinery incident.
Police arrived on the scene about 1.30pm and confirmed the employee died about two hours later.
Newscorp understands the worker was killed in a machine designed to remove the hair and fur from goats.
Police officers have cordoned off the meatworks and have locked down the site until the investigators arrive tomorrow.
The Charleville-based processing plant is Australia's largest goat abattoir and processes tens of thousands of animals each week.
