Sydney Airport worker crushed to deathParamedics raced to the scene
A worker has died after he was crushed to death following a horrific accident at Sydney Airport.
The freight handler, believed to be aged in his 40s, was struck by a vehicle at the freight handling terminal while working in Mascot on Sunday.
Paramedics rushed to the scene, however the man could not be revived.
NSW Police are investigating the incident.
The incident comes after customer experience supervisor Olivia Hristovska, 51, suffered critical injuries when she hit the tarmac on May 3.
Footage showed she appeared to be looking through viewing windows in the wall of the aerobridge when she stepped into the floor gap.
She suffered life-threatening head injuries, a fractured spine, broken clavicle, collapsed lung, and had been placed in an induced coma by doctors.
A fellow Qantas employee posted on social media that staff working at the airport at the time of the tragedy had been ‘traumatised’ by it.
A worker has been crushed to death following a horrific accident at Sydney Airport
Images of the opening in the aerobridge Ms Hristovska is believed to have fallen through have sparked questions about how the safety risk went unnoticed.
Sydney Airport told Daily Mail its aerobridges were frequently inspected and serviced under a ‘scheduled systematic preventative maintenance program’.
Safework NSW has confirmed investigations into circumstances surrounding the tragic incident are ‘ongoing’.
It said the investigation could take two years to complete.
Sydney Airport and Qantas told Daily Mail Australia they are assisting the workplace health and safety regulator in its investigations.
Ms Hristovska has worked for the airline for 14 years, according to her LinkedIn profile.
One family friend posted on social media that a male colleague had desperately tried to stop her fall.
‘She was leaning on the side of the aerobridge, and it buckled out, separating from the floor,’ she posted.
Paramedics rushed to the scene, however the man could not be revived
‘A male colleague tried to grab her to no avail. She was unresponsive for 15 minutes, but was revived in the ambulance and then put in an induced coma.
‘She has head injuries, and most likely broken bones.’
Ms Hristovska was discharged from the hospital a month after the incident.
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Horror at Sydney Airport as worker is crushed to death by heavy machinery