Worksafe is investigating a workplace accident on a rural West Otago property that left a man critically injured after he was trapped under a feed spreader that rolled on him. A police spokeswoman said emergency services were called about 2.20pm after reports of a workplace incident on farmland. The feed spreader rolled down a hill on the Moa Flat Rd property and came to rest with the man trapped underneath. St John spokesman Gerard Campbell confirmed the man’s injuries were critical and he been airlifted by helicopter to Dunedin Hospital. The police spokeswoman said police would continue to investigate the incident alongside WorkSafe.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 19, 2020 15:38 UTC