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Worker injured in quad bike incident
In February 2020, a farm worker suffered serious injuries after rolling a quad bike.
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Crush incidents when loading/unloading
In January, an interstate truck driver suffered multiple leg fractures when a stone slab fell off the back of a truck. It appears the stone was secured to an ‘A’ frame with straps. Early investigations indicate that when the driver removed the straps, the stone slabs toppled and struck him. In February, a truck driver suffered severe crush injuries when a pack of timber boards being delivered to a timber yard fell onto him. Early investigations indicate the pack of timber caught onto an adjacent one when being unloaded. It caused the strapping to snap and the timber fell onto the driver.
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Incident alert
Worker seriously injured by noodle making machine
In December 2019, a worker suffered serious injury when his arm was caught in a hopper. Early investigations indicate the open hopper contained metal shafts and stainless-steel rods that rotated to mix dough ingredients.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Snorkel and dive safety for Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is one of the busiest times of year for Queensland's dive and snorkel industry. Many people are visiting the Great Barrier Reef and other destinations to dive or snorkel, often for the first time.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Crane rope sheave failures
The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risk of rope sheave failure on mobile cranes. Crane owners, crane operators and workers involved in rigging cranes should apply the principles in this alert to any crane with rope sheaves.
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Incident alert
Agricultural industry mobile plant roll-over incidents
In October 2019, a man died on a rural property died after being crushed by the tractor he was operating. Initial findings suggest he was reversing the tractor into a deep excavation, when for reasons yet to be established, the tractor rolled.
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Incident alert
Worker struck by building materials
In November 2019, a truck driver sustained serious lacerations to his leg when he was struck by building materials which had fallen off a pallet.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Minimise shark bite risks as diving and snorkelling activities peak
With holiday-makers heading to our waterways in droves, dive and snorkel tour operators should ensure their safety systems and processes are up to date and staff are briefed on how to minimise the risk of shark bites.
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Incident alert
Incident at Public Swimming Pool
In November, a young child was submerged underwater for less than two minutes at a supervised public pool. On-duty lifeguards administered CPR until QAS officers arrived and took over. The child was taken to hospital and later passed away.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Zip line terminations
The purpose of this alert is to inform zip line owners, operators, engineers and riggers of the risk of failure of zip line terminations and to provide guidance to help prevent the failure of zip lines.
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Incident alert
Fatal fall at tourist attraction
In October 2019, a patron died, and another was seriously injured while using a zipline attraction as part of a rainforest adventure tour.
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Incident alert
Worker injured on construction site
In October 2019, a compact track loader (commonly known as a posi-track or bobcat) was moving spoil on a construction site when it reversed into a worker who suffered serious leg injuries.