Hundreds gathered to farewell Paulo Mau’u at a moving service at the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Emerton on Friday.

The 40-year-old has been remembered as devoted, kind and loyal. He was a son, brother, nephew and friend to many.

An acknowledgement read, “Let us honour his memory and legacy with the love and respect he so deeply earned”.

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On August 5, tragedy struck at a Meriton worksite in Carlingford.

Two workers were struck by a concrete placement boom.

Paulo Mau’u lost his life.

Colleague Aymen Elahmad, a father of three young girls, is in hospital in intensive care.

“It’s a very delicate situation,” Aymen’s friend Abdullah Malas said.

“Just the most important thing is we’re keeping our prayers and pray for the best.”

Aymen suffered severe injuries, he underwent complicated spinal surgery.

“I think he’ll be there for a very long time, considering his injuries,” Abdullah says.

Abdullah owns a concreting business - and has worked in construction for years.

“An incident happened on site…I think the incident could have been prevented.”

NSW CFMEU executive Michael Crosby attended the funeral.

“You and I have just watched a mother bury her 40-year-old son, that’s pretty catastrophic,” he said.

He wants to see change.

“You’re working with big machines in 3D. We’ve just got to go the extra mile to make sure that this doesn’t happen again… Concrete pumps aren’t designed to roll over and kill one person and catastrophically injure another.”

Safework New South Wales is investigating what happened on August 5 — the findings will likely take some time.

Part of developer Meriton’s statement reads it had a “strong commitment” to safety and will “take these matters seriously.”

“Due to the ongoing investigation by the authorities, we are unable to engage in further commentary,” they said.

“Meriton has provided financial assistance to Mr Elahmad as well as to Mr Mau’u’s family.”