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.
![Emergency workers at the scene of a workplace accident at Cleveland.](/web/20161222174154im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/e/r/v/k/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gtervh.png/1482268888149.jpg)
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.
![A worker was crushed to death under a granite block on Tuesday morning.](/web/20161222174154im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/e/r/v/q/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gtervh.png/1482268888220.jpg)
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