Shipping container accident at Glenwood in Sydney leaves man dead

Worker found dead in a shipping container after suffering ‘serious injuries’ in a workplace horror incident

  • The man was found injured in a shipping container
  • The container contained building materials

A man has died following a suspected work-related accident in a shipping container in Sydney’s northwest.

Paramedics were called to a parking lot on Old Windsor Rd in Glenwood, near an Outback Steakhouse restaurant, on Tuesday afternoon.

They found the man with significant injuries in a shipping container of building materials placed in the parking lot and were unable to save him.

The shipping container was parked in a car park (pictured) in Glenwood in northwestern Sydney

The man’s identity or details of how he was injured have not yet been released.

Detectives cordoned off the area on Tuesday afternoon in connection with an investigation, the police report The Hills Shire times.

SafeWork NSW has also been notified and is conducting its own investigation.

A report is being prepared for the coroner.