Qld Tree Lopper Fatality
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Dave Whitefield
Dec 5, 2012, 5:47:31 AM12/5/12
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Man dead after 12m fall from tree on Image Flat Rd, Kureelpa
- Kathleen Donaghey, Kate McKenna
- The Courier-Mail
- December 05, 2012 3:32PM
WORKPLACE Health and Safety will investigate how a male tree lopper fell to his death on the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
The man in his 20s was about 10m up a large tree at a private property on Image Flat Road, Kureelpa, when he plummeted to the ground just after 10am Wednesday.
Colleagues tried to render assistance but he was declared dead at the scene, according to police.
Police will assist Workplace Health and Safety which has confirmed it had taken over the investigation.
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