A daughter has posted a loving tribute to her father who was killed in a workplace accident this week.

Fencing contractor Roy Goodridge, 41, died in an incident allegedly involving a post hole digger about 2pm on Wednesday.

The accident happened at Pompoota, a rural locality near Murray Bridge in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia, about 74km from Adelaide.

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Goodridge, a local from nearby Jervois, was already dead when emergency services arrived.

Daughter Macayla Goodridge announced her father’s death in a Facebook post on Thursday.

“Sadly yesterday ... dad/Roy was involved in a work place accident and passed away,” she said.

“Thank you to all who have messaged, we have received them and appreciate it but at this moment we’re just taking our time to grieve as a family.

“We love you forever daddy/grumps.

“No words can explain how much we are hurting right now. Sleep tight daddy.”

Police said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and Safework SA has been advised.