AAP yesterday reported that the 36-year-old Indian national was working on an elevator on the oil tanker when the accident occurred about 6.30pm (WDT) yesterday.

“He was doing some unscheduled maintenance work on the lift when the lift moved, crushing him against a wall,” the newswire quoted police Inspector Trevor Davis as saying.

The man is believed to have been a crew member aboard the Isle of Man-registered tanker.

Davis reportedly said officers were investigating the accident for the Western Australian coroner.