Worksafe is investigating the death of a digger operator on a West Coast farm.
Emergency services were called to the incident near Harihari at 2.15pm yesterday.
A police spokesperson said the person who died was a contractor working on his own.
He was found by a fellow employee and it is too early to say what exactly caused the incident.
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Advertise with NZME.A WorkSafe spokesperson said they are now investigating.
"As the matter is now under investigation we are unable to make any further comment."
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