A Victorian company has been charged after a man was crushed to death and another seriously injured while unloading two water tanks.
The first incident happened in September 2021 when a customer was helping a Polymaster employee unload a tank at his property in Yarroweyah, in Victoria's far north.
The tank rolled off the flatbed delivery truck and onto the man, leaving him with serious injuries.
Another man was then crushed to death less than three months later when a water tank rolled off a delivery truck at a property in Barwon Downs, southwest of Geelong.
The man, the customer's neighbour, had been helping the Polymaster contractor unload the tank.
WorkSafe has charged Polymaster Pty Ltd with three counts of failing to provide and maintain a workplace that was safe and without risk to health.
The Swan Hill manufacturer is also facing another two charges of failing to ensure that people other than employees were not exposed to health and safety risks.
The case will go before the Shepparton Magistrates Court on Tuesday for a filing hearing.
