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Young Contractor Killed in Horrific Workplace Accident
The contractor died at the scene after a steel beam fell during reline work on a dormant blast furnace, BlueScope Steel said in a preliminary assessment.
- On Monday at about 10:30am, a contractor, a man in his mid-20s, was struck by a falling steel beam opposite the No.5 Stockhouse at Port Kembla Steelworks and died at the scene.
- BlueScope announced in 2023 it would spend $1.15 billion to lower emissions and extend the steelworks' life, aiming for a decarbonisation goal of 60 per cent reduction.
- BlueScope said its preliminary assessment found a crane lifting a steel beam fell and fatally struck the worker; emergency services and paramedics freed him, but he died at the scene, with police investigating.
- `Work in the immediate area was ceased immediately`, Mr Callinan said, and BlueScope Steel said its immediate priority is supporting its people, first responders and the family while cooperating with authorities.
- Work to reline the dormant No.6 blast furnace got underway in 2024 as the No.5 blast furnace approaches end of life between 2026 and 2030; the Port Kembla Steelworks, south of Wollongong, spans 760 hectares, and a coroner will prepare a report.
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