Published 09/28/2023 3:01:02 a.m.

Union demands construction overhaul after death of Queensland teenage apprentice

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Tyler Whitton, 17, was placed in an induced coma after he fell and sustained a serious head injury at the West End site on Tuesday. The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) said Mr Whitton died the next day. His grandfather took to social media to pay tribute to his "beloved, beautiful grandson"

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ABC Australia

Union demands construction overhaul after death of Queensland teenage apprentice

Tyler Whitton, 17, was placed in an induced coma after he fell and sustained a serious head injury at the West End site. The CFMEU says he died the next day.

09/28/2023 5:27:25 a.m.·Australia

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7NEWS Australia

Tragic development after 17-year-old boy falls at construction site

Tyler Whitton’s loved ones say he was only just beginning his working life.

09/28/2023 12:06:57 a.m.·Australia

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9News

Teenage tradie dies after fall at construction site on first year of job

A teenage tradie has died after falling from a construction site on Tuesday.Tyler Whitton, 17, suffered a serious head injury after falling from a construction site at Victoria Street in West End, Brisbane.His life support was turned off on Wednesday morning at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. His grandfather confirmed his passing in a Facebook post on Thursday morning.It was Whitton's first year on the job, it is understood.READ MORE…

09/28/2023 4:06:18 a.m.·Australia

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Brisbane Times

Apprentice, 17, dead after Brisbane worksite fall was first year on the job

Tyler’s grandfather, Jack Whitton, said no parent – or grandparent – should ever have to bury their child, “yet here we are”.

09/27/2023 10:40:55 p.m.·Brisbane City, Australia

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Pedestrian TV

A 17 Y.O. First Year Apprentice Dies After Being Injured On The Job

A 17-year-old apprentice who had only entered the building industry recently has tragically died after falling while working at a construction site in inner-Brisbane. Tyler Whitton, who recently celebrated his 17th birthday, died after he fell several metres at the CS Development Group building site on Victoria Street in West End. He was rushed to hospital in serious condition and placed in an induced coma. Sadly, he later died of his injuries. …

09/28/2023 3:01:02 a.m.

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The Guardian

Seventeen-year-old apprentice Tyler Whitton dies after fall at Brisbane construction site

The first-year apprentice builder fell several metres at a West End building site on Tuesday before dying two days later in hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA teenager has died after falling at a Brisbane city construction site where he was working as an apprentice builder.Seventeen-year-old Tyler Whitton died after falling several metres at the…

09/28/2023 6:03:19 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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Union demands construction overhaul after death of Queensland teenage apprentice

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Union demands construction overhaul after death of Queensland teenage apprentice

Union demands construction overhaul after death of Queensland teenage apprentice

Tragic development after 17-year-old boy falls at construction site

Tragic development after 17-year-old boy falls at construction site

Teenage tradie dies after fall at construction site on first year of job

Teenage tradie dies after fall at construction site on first year of job

Apprentice, 17, dead after Brisbane worksite fall was first year on the job

Apprentice, 17, dead after Brisbane worksite fall was first year on the job

A 17 Y.O. First Year Apprentice Dies After Being Injured On The Job

A 17 Y.O. First Year Apprentice Dies After Being Injured On The Job

Seventeen-year-old apprentice Tyler Whitton dies after fall at Brisbane construction site

Seventeen-year-old apprentice Tyler Whitton dies after fall at Brisbane construction site

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