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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies

Unions allege safety concerns after worker on Sydney Metro tunnel died of heart attack

A Sydney Metro station under construction
A Sydney Metro station under construction. Photograph: NSW government

A worker died of a heart attack during construction of the Sydney Metro tunnel near Barangaroo station amid allegations from the unions that a defibrillator was not readily available in the construction zone.

Sydney Metro strongly disputes the union claim. However, it acknowledged additional defibrillators were deployed in the tunnels after the incident, which occurred on 6 July.

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