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Emily Woods

Family's distress after labourer crushed by concrete

Shaun Burns' sister Samantha Burns (R) said the way a company broke news of his death was appalling. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Jocelyn Collins collapsed onto the floor of her local Telstra store when she was given news that no mother ever wants to receive.

Her loving son, Shaun Burns, had died at work. A bucket of concrete had fallen on him from a crane at a construction site in Melbourne's east.

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