Queensland

Man crushed to death by block in Cleveland accident

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A man is dead after an industrial accident east of Brisbane.

Emergency crews rushed to Shore Street West, Cleveland, just before 10am, in response to reports a man had been trapped underneath a granite block.

A Workplace Health and Safety Queensland spokesman confirmed a worker had been fatally crushed in the incident.

Police were securing the scene and WHSQ investigators were on their way to the site.

- with Lyn Uhlmann, Brian Williams and Cheryl Goodenough