An Aussie tradie and endometriosis advocate has died in a freak workplace accident while operating a cherry picker near powerlines during a storm.
Distribution line worker for Ausgrid, Brett Hinton, was operating a cherry picker near powerlines in Randwick, south-east of Sydney CBD, during a storm on May 22.
Emergency services were called to Darley Road after receiving reports the 47-year-old had been seriously injured.
Paramedics rushed Mr Hinton to St Vincent’s Hospital in a critical condition but he was unable to be saved.
Mr Hinton was a passionate campaigner for women’s health and advocated to fight and cure endometriosis.
He became a powerful voice in the women’s health community after witnessing his wife suffer from the debilitating condition.
Brett Hinton died in a freak workplace accident after operating a cherry picker near powerlines during a storm in Sydney
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