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Worker’s leg crushed by steel sheet dropped from crane
In August 2022, a worker’s leg was crushed by a steel sheet weighing approximately four tonnes. Investigations found he was attempting to move the sheet of steel from the back of a flatbed truck with an overhead travelling crane and lifting magnet attachment. For reasons not yet established, the sheet of steel became dislodged from the crane and dropped.
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Young worker struck by heavy timber sheets
In September 2022, a 17-year-old work experience student’s pelvis was fractured when a pack of heavy timber sheets fell onto him. The sheets were stacked on their edge and leaning against a wall. Early investigations found the boards weighed approximately 30kg each and the student was retrieving a cover board from the rear of the pack.
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Worker seriously injured in three metre fall from roof
In July 2022, a worker was seriously injured when he fell over 3m from a roof. Early investigations indicate he was removing asbestos roofing sheets and was lying on the roof facing downward when his body slipped and he fell head first off the roof.
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Worker seriously injured after being pulled under farm trailer
In August 2022, a worker was seriously injured after he was pulled underneath a trailer being used to harvest pineapples.
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Worker struck by truck body tray
In June 2022, a worker suffered serious facial and other injuries after being struck by a truck body tray that unexpectedly tipped towards him. Initial enquires indicate he was preparing the truck body tray, which was on trestles, for spray painting inside a booth. The worker was cleaning the top of a toolbox mounted on one side of the truck body tray and it appears the tray tipped and struck him. He subsequently fell on the concrete floor. Investigations are continuing.
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Worker seriously injured after fall from a ladder
In May 2022, a worker sustained significant injuries after falling from a ladder. Early investigations indicate he was assisting with the installation of roofing sheets on a house renovation. For reasons yet to be established, the worker fell from the ladder suffering fractured ribs, a scratched diaphragm and other injuries.
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Workers killed by mobile plant
In July 2022, a worker died after being hit by a moving water truck. The man was part of a crew working on a development road. Early investigations indicate he was struck when the water truck was reversing. In June 2022, a skid steer loader was spreading gravel onto a residential driveway when for reasons yet to be established, it struck and killed a person who was close by. Investigations are ongoing.