Adelaide man Shane Juillerat dies after workplace accident in West Croydon

Much-loved dad and tradie tragically dies after a horrific workplace accident: ‘He always put others first’

  • Much-loved tradie dies in workplace accident
  • Shane Juillerat, 42, suffered critical head injuries
  • His partner said he was a ‘loving, caring man’ 

A much-loved Adelaide dad and tradie has tragically died two weeks after he was injured in a horrific workplace accident.

Shane Juillerat, 42, fell from a truck in West Croydon and was rushed to Royal Adelaide Hospital with critical head injuries on April 5.

It is believed he was trying to untangle the truck from power lines when he fell.

The tradie tragically passed away on Sunday night, two weeks after the accident.

His partner told the media he was ‘a loving, caring man who always put others first.’

Much loved dad and tradie Shane Juillerat (pictured left) tragically died two weeks after he fell from a truck in West Croydon and suffered critical head injuries

Shane Juillerat has been remembered by his partner as 'a loving, caring man'

Shane Juillerat has been remembered by his partner as ‘a loving, caring man’

Mr Juillerat’s tragic death came just hours before a worker at a plastics recycling plant was seriously injured after his legs became trapped in machinery.  

A medical team, along with fire brigade officers spent hours trying to free the man in his 50s at Recycling Plastics Australia in Adelaide’s Killburn on Monday. 

Paramedics eventually rushed him to Royal Adelaide Hospital as Safe Work SA investigates the circumstances surrounding the accident.

A medical team, along with fire brigade officers spent hours trying to free a man in his 50s after his legs became trapped in heavy machinery at an Adelaide recycling plant

A medical team, along with fire brigade officers spent hours trying to free a man in his 50s after his legs became trapped in heavy machinery at an Adelaide recycling plant

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