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Workplace fatality – crush injuries involving two vehicles
In April 2026, a worker sustained fatal crush injuries after becoming trapped between two vehicles
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Safe support of mobile plant on outriggers
This safety alert highlights the risk of mobile plant overturning when outrigger feet sink. This alert applies to any mobile plant that uses outriggers or stabilisers , including mobile cranes, elevating work platforms and mobile concrete placing booms.
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Fatal hay bale incident
In 2025, a truck driver died after being struck by falling hay bales. Early investigations indicated the hay bales were being unloaded by a skid steer loader when, for reasons yet to be established, several bales fell on the nearby worker.
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Tractor-mounted post driver failure
This safety alert discusses the risk of serious injury or death when tractor‑mounted post drivers and similar mast‑type attachments detach or pivot unintentionally. This alert also provides practical guidance to help farmers and rural workers identify hazards, understand why failures occur, and apply simple but critical controls to reduce the risk of similar incidents.
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Two workers exposed to hazardous chemical
In late 2025, two workers suffered chemical burns after exposure to a corrosive chemical during a transfer process at a manufacturing workplace.
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Worker fatally injured when trapped in an elevated scraper
In late 2025, a worker sustained fatal crush injuries when they became trapped between the floor cylinder rod end and the back wall of the scraper bowl of an elevated scraper.
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Worker sustains crush injuries from falling pipe
In mid 2025, a worker sustained two fractured legs after being struck by a large plastic pipe.
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Worker sustains fatal injuries after falling from a ladder
In 2025, a worker sustained fatal injuries when they fell from a ladder while accessing a residential roof. It appears the worker was installing a satellite internet service at the residential property when they have fallen approximately 3.8 metres from a ladder. The worker succumbed to the fatal injuries on-site. Investigations have identified that the ladder may not have been secured to the structure prior to accessing the roof.
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Worker burnt in gas explosion
In 2025, a worker suffered significant burns following a gas-related fire at a restaurant.
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Safety alert - Retaining wall collapse on construction site
This safety alert relates to a fatal incident involving the collapse of a concrete retaining wall.
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Multi-vehicle incident
In October 2025, an incident occurred on an unsealed road undergoing road works. It appears there were two mounds of dirt on opposite sides of the dirt road, approximately 200 metres apart, forcing traffic in both directions to drive on the incorrect side of the road when the collision occurred resulting in a head-on traffic crash.
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Fatality of rider in motorcycle tour group
In November 2025, a rider participant suffered a medical episode and passed away whilst riding as part of an organised motorcycle tour group. Investigations are ongoing into potential heat stress illness.