The co-workers of a man that was killed in a workplace accident in Auckland yesterday are "shocked and deeply saddened" by his death.
The man, aged in his 30s, died after emergency services attended the incident at Fletcher Easysteel on Neilson St, in Onehunga, around 4.50pm.
Fletcher Building chief executive Ross Taylor said "this has shocked and deeply saddened all of us".
"My thoughts and sympathies, and those of his teammates and managers, are with his family," he said.
"We are working closely with WorkSafe as the incident is investigated and have closed the site during this process as we work with our people there to support them through this loss."