A 22-year-old Canadian backpacker has died at a building site that a union said was shut down at Easter because of concerns about safety.
Newtown police along with WorkCover are investigating the circumstances around the young man's death on Australia Street in Camperdown on Saturday. Emergency services attended the old Nurses Union building about 11.45am after reports a man had suffered head and chest injuries after being hit by a number of metal beams.
Fairfax Media understands the young Canadian was on a holiday work visa and had only been taken on by the company Ceerose a week ago.
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union NSW secretary Brian Parker said it angered him that a worker had died despite recent attempts to improve safety.
Mr Parker said he believed the builders were digging at the bottom of the building and one of the slabs collapsed. Mr Parker also raised concerns about the abilities of WorkCover to investigate, saying: ''It worries us that WorkCover can't do a proper investigation due to recent staff cuts and expertise that has been lost.''
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