A man has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after falling down a lift shaft at Dunedin’s Speight’s brewery.
According to stuff.co.nz, the man, a subcontractor for lift company, Kone, fell at around 9.10 this morning and had to be rescued by emergency services before being transported to hospital.
Dunedin organiser of the Service and Food Workers Union, Steven Briggs, said he isn’t aware of any safety issues at the brewery.
"This is the first time something like this has come up. Each time I've been visiting members at the plant they've been most careful."
A Speight’s spokesperson said the lift, located in the older part of the brewery, has been decommissioned.
An investigation into the incident has been commenced by Speight’s and Worksafe NZ.