Man trapped under slabs in work accident, Burnside

Emergency services attended a commercial premise today on Wairakei Road in Christchurch, where a man had become trapped under nine slabs of granite.

The slabs weigh four hundred kilograms each and were being unloaded at the time by the injured male and a second person when they slipped.

Inspectors from OSH are investigating.

The 60-year-old male is in a critical condition at Christchurch Hospital.

No further information is available at this stage.