Medical report links former worker’s liver damage to diesel fumes at Melbourne's Southern Cross Station

During his time working at Melbourne's Southern Cross Station, David Holmes remembers often seeing a curtain of dense smog stretching along the train platforms. Mr Holmes has now lodged a workers compensation claim, through Carbone Lawyers, against KONE Elevators Pty Ltd and Southern Cross Station Pty Ltd — the private owner of the station. Some of the 'least clean air' in the city Mr Holmes' claim comes after the ABC earlier this year published previously hidden air pollution data from Southern Cross, that experts said showed people's health had been put at risk and the station contained some of the "least clean air" in Melbourne. "While some emissions are unavoidable in a complex transport interchange like Southern Cross Station, we have and will continue to work closely with the station's operator to ensure they meet all regulatory and safety requirements." Improved ventilation 'being investigated' at Southern Cross Station Despite years passing since Mr Holmes worked at Southern Cross, he said his life was still impacted by his time there.