A young worker has been seriously injured after a cherry picker toppled over while he was still inside of it.
The 22-year-old man plunged seven metres after the cherry picker collapsed while he was trimming trees in Yokine, in Perth’s northern suburbs, on Friday.
In video of the fall, the man is seen landing on the opposite side of the road, as the machinery narrowly avoided hitting a parked car.
The man’s colleague is seen rushing across the road to help before the worker was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital with a broken arm.
A City of Stirling spokesman confirmed the man had been contracted to work for the council when the incident occurred just before 2pm.
‘The City is aware of an incident involving a contractor earlier today,’ he said.
‘The City understands the person involved is receiving medical attention.’
WorkSafe has been notified and has launched an investigation with inspectors seen attending the site later on Friday.
A man has fallen seven metres after a cherry picker toppled over while he was trimming trees
CCTV footage captured the moment the cherry picker collapsed in Perth’s northern suburbs
