Monday 28 November 2022 02:56 PM Malerato Harrison died at Jesmond Central Woolworths in workplace incident trends now Horror way a young woman with a 'big beautiful smile' was crushed to death while working at Woolworths is revealed - as town struggles to come to grips with the tragedy A woman was crushed by cleaning equipment at a Woolworths store in NSW Malerato Harrison was employed by a cleaning company contracted to the store The popular woman has recently moved to Australia from South Africa By Brett Lackey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:50 GMT, 28 November 2022 | Updated: 14:50 GMT, 28 November 2022 Viewcomments A popular Newcastle local was tragically killed while working at a Woolworths store after heavy duty cleaning equipment reversed and crushed her, police said. Malerato Harrison was employed by a cleaning company contracted to the Jesmond Central store in the NSW Hunter region when she was hurt while on shift on Friday. Emergency services were called to the shop about 7.30am but paramedics sadly declared her dead at the scene. Malerato Harrison (pictured) was tragically killed in a workplace incident while on shift for a cleaning company at a NSW Woolworths store Friends shared tributes to the young wife and step-mother-of-two who had relocated from South Africa to Australia. 'I still can't believe I'll never see your big beautiful smile in person again or hear you laugh,' her friend said on Facebook. 'You don't meet many people in life like you and I'm so blessed that I got to have so many memories and to have had such a beautiful friendship that I'll always hold close to my heart forever.' Another wrote: 'Thank you for being the most beautiful soul.' 'You were. You are. You will always remain a shining light in our hearts,' a third added. She had relocated to Australia from South Africa and lived with her husband and his two children Her death is not being treated as suspicious and SafeWork NSW is investigating. A spokesperson for Woolworths said the company was 'deeply saddened by the tragic incident' and were assisting the investigation and providing support to the family. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility