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Mobile plant incident - serious leg injury
A young worker sustained significant crush injuries to the lower leg while trapped between a vehicle and its trailer.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Piling rig concrete pumping hose whip fatality
This safety alert highlights the risk of hose whip when compressed air is used to clean flexible concrete delivery hoses fitted to piling rigs with auger attachments. Additionally, it discusses the significant risks associated with the use of compressed air to clean any concrete delivery line and describes a number of risk control measures.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Tower crane hoist rope termination assembly failure
This safety alert highlights the risk of hoist rope termination assembly failures on tower cranes and how to avoid similar incidents.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Tractor imports
This safety alert highlights the dangers of importing tractors without important safety features into Australia. The alert will outline some of the important safety features that those importing tractors into Australia must be aware of to make sure imported tractors are safe.
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Incident alert
Worker seriously injured in trench collapse
Last year, a worker was seriously injured following a trench collapse at a construction site.
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Incident alert
Worker suffers critical injury during maintenance works
In a recent incident, a worker has suffered a critical injury while they were performing maintenance duties on a ventilation system.
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Incident alert
Workers struck by vehicles
In 2024, a roadside worker was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle while undertaking traffic management activities.
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Incident alert
Fatality: worker struck by excavator
In 2024, a fatality occurred at a rural worksite when a worker was struck by the track of an excavator.
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Incident alert
Worker injured falling 6m from roof
Last year, a person sustained injuries after falling six metres from a roof.
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Incident alert
Worker injured when steel pipe fell
In 2024, a worker sustained serious injuries while helping to load a truck.
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Incident alert
Fatal incident involving a worker and tractor attachment
In 2024, a worker sustained fatal injuries after being trapped in the moving components of a tractor attachment.
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Incident alert
Fatal incident during cane harvesting operations
In a recent farm incident, two heavy vehicle cane haulage trucks collided, which resulted in the fatalities of both drivers.