NSW tradesman dies after portable building crushes him

A man in his 50s has been crushed to death by a portable building that fell on him at an industrial site near Newcastle.

Emergency services were called to Thornton Industrial Estate work site around 8.15am on Wednesday.

A portable block fell from a tip truck that the man was unloading, police said.

The 54-year-old from Bonnells Bay in the Lake Macquarie region died at the scene.

‘It appears a man has been crushed under a portable building and has died,’ a police spokeswoman told The Daily Telegraph.

SafeWork NSW is currently investigating.

‘Initial inquiries indicate the worker was unloading a portable amenities block from a vehicle when he was struck by the load and suffered crush injuries,’ a SafeWork NSW spokesperson said.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

Emergency services were called to Thornton Industrial Estate work site around 8.15am on Wednesday