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A man has died after suffering significant burns to most of his body in an explosion at a major power plant in Victoria.
Initial reports indicate the Yallourn Power Station employee, aged in his 50s, was working on a generator unit after an outage at about 4pm yesterday.
A high-voltage circuit breaker is believed to have exploded and the man suffered serious injuries as a result, including widespread burns to his upper and lower body.
Ambulance Victoria said the man was in a critical condition when paramedics arrived and he was flown by helicopter to hospital, but died on Tuesday afternoon.
Work Safe Victoria investigators are now examining the circumstances of the incident.
Yallourn Power Station is a mbadive complex comprising six coal-fired thermal plants, providing one-fifth of Victoria’s energy requirements, and is located in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.
Nine News Gippsland reports the man had worked at the plant for more than 30 years.
Energy Australia, which owns the facility, has been contacted for comment. No further details about the deceased worker have been released.
Originally published as Man killed in power plant blast
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