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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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    Worker injured when steel pipe fell

    In 2024, a worker sustained serious injuries while helping to load a truck.

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    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.

  • 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.

  • Incident alert

    Worker seriously injured by meat processing machine

    A worker sustained a serious injury when they were struck by a part of a centrifuge used to process meat products.

  • Incident alert

    Traffic incident involving motor vehicle

    In a tragic incident, a child was fatally injured after being struck by a motor vehicle at a public event.

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    Worker injured after refrigerator fall

    In 2024 a young worker sustained spinal injuries when struck by a refrigerator. The worker was loading a commercial refrigerator onto a trolley when the worker lost balance of the refrigerator, and it fell on to him.

  • Incident alert

    Worker injured after fall through roof

    A worker sustained an injury in a recent incident when they fell through the roof of an industrial building. It appears they stepped on a plastic roof sheet whilst performing restoration work and fell six metres to the floor.

  • Incident alert

    Two separate fatalities involving side-by-side vehicles

    A worker was fatally injured when the side-by-side vehicle he was using on a rural property overturned and crushed him. In a separate incident, workers were engaged in cattle mustering using a side-by-side vehicle as well as other mobile plant. A steer broke free of the herd and a worker attempted to round it up using the side-by-side vehicle. Whilst doing this the vehicle has tipped and come to rest on its left side trapping the worker and causing fatal injuries. In a separate incident, a young worker was seriously injured after they were struck by a wood chipper trailer. Early investigations indicate the worker had been assisting with the retrieval of the wood chipper after truck it was attached to became bogged.

  • Incident alert

    Fatal incident resulting from electric shock injuries

    Earlier this year, an electrical worker received a fatal electric shock while upgrading a split air-conditioning system located on the metal roof of a commercial building. The worker had completed the installation of the compressor unit, mounted the base of the isolating switch, and re-routed several thermoplastic-sheathed cable (TPS) cables into the switch enclosure.

  • Incident alert

    Worker killed in elevating work platform rollover

    In a recent incident, a worker suffered fatal head injuries when a scissor lift type elevated work platform (EWP) fell over. Early investigations found the EWPs platform jammed in an extended position. The EWP was at a height of approximately 8 to 9 metres and was undergoing retrieval maintenance by a technician, when for reasons yet to be identified the EWP has unexpectedly become unstable and tipped. As a result, the operator who was on the platform when the EWP tipped sustained fatal injuries.

  • Workplace health and safety alert

    Patrons ejected from amusement ride

    In a recent incident involving a Joy Whizzer amusement ride, two patrons received serious injuries when they were ejected after the gondola’s patron restraint and floor fell away.