'Well loved' worker dies at Grocon construction site in Melbourne's CBD A pair of distraught workers leave the building site at Grocon's Myer redevelopment on the corner of Lonsdale and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne. A VETERAN crane worker who fell to his death on a Grocon site in central Melbourne this morning was described as a "terrific bloke" who was one of the most experienced on site. The construction industry is in mourning today after the death of the 60-year-old man, a well known figure in the trade. Visibly shaken workers were overwhelmed with grief as they left from the building sites - previously at the centre of a massive protest by a construction union linked to safety fears - after the terrible accident at around 6.40am. WorkSafe inspectors were this morning focusing on a crane near the main tower on the site, where it is believed the man fell. The death comes after the Construction Foresty Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) ran a 16-day blockade of the site last year over concerns about who appointed health and safety representatives. Workers outside the closed Grocon site on the corner of Lonsdale and Elizabeth streets, following the death of a "well loved" colleague. Co-worker Tim White, who was still tragically holding the man's keys, said he was a popular worker. He was a terrific bloke and the family are really well known in the industry. He was a really quality man and come from a quality family," he said. He was one of the most experienced blokes on the site. We just could not believe this happened to him. The man's co-workers rushed to help him after he fell from a "great height" and paramedics attempted to revive him for 30 minutes to no avail. Mr White said no workers saw their colleague fall. He was believed to have three children. He was working for KPI Construction Services. Grocon chief executive Daniel Grollo said he expressed his sympathy to the family and has shut down its construction sites across Victoria as a sign of respect. Mr Grollo said his company would co-operate with the Work safe and police investigation. A CFMEU spokeswoman said details were still coming in on the circumstances of the worker's death. But she said that the co-workers were taking the news hard. "He was really well loved, everybody knew him," she said. Any death is a tragedy but everyone is taking it hard. CFMEU secretary John Setka is currently in meetings discussing how the man died. He is expected to make a statement later today at union headquarters at 500 Swanston Street. A Victoria Police spokeswoman says it's believed the man fell from scaffolding while working at the Myer Emporium site at the corner of Elizabeth and Lonsdale streets. Ambulance spokesman Paul Bentley confirmed crews were called to the site at the busy intersection at 6.50am. "We were called to a man who had fallen some distance, he was treated at the scene but unfortunately couldn't be revived," Mr Bentley said. Police spokeswoman Kelly Yates said it was believed the man fell from scaffolding shortly before 6.40am. It is the same construction site that was the scene of a protracted standoff between developer Grocon and the CFMEU in August and September last year, costing taxpayers millions of dollars. Grocon and the State Government took the union to court, calling the protest an unlawful blockade. The CFMEU had placed large advertisements along CityLink raising concerns about safety on Grocon sites. Ms Yates said police were on scene and would repair a report for the Coroner. WorkSafe will investigate the death.