The 20 year-old man, yet to be formally identified, was an employee of Kier Western and was working on a residential development at Cattedown Enterprise Centre, Plymouth.
 
The man was pronounced dead at the scene at 8am on Friday 14 September and was believed to have died from head injuries. A spokesman from Devon and Cornwall Constabulary told builderandengineer.co.uk, that he had been struck by a large bucket which caused fatal head injuries.
 
A Kier Group spokesman told builderandengineer.co.uk: “We confirm that a fatality occurred early on Friday morning at our Cattedown Enterprise site in Plymouth when an employee was struck during an operation involving a telescopic handler. We are co-operating with the authorities in trying to establish exactly what happened.  We are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic situation involving a Kier employee and our thoughts are with his family and the site team.”
 
The incident comes days after 18-year-old Gareth Ritson was crushed to death by a pallet of bricks on a building site in Troon, Ayrshire. The incident took place on Wednesday 12 September at 9am on South Wood Road. Police said the bricks fell as a lorry was uplifting them.
 
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating both incidents.