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Incident alert
Worker’s lower leg amputated as forklift strikes bollard
In September 2018, a forklift operator’s lower leg was amputated when the forklift he was driving struck a bollard. Initial investigations suggest he was driving the forklift around a corner of a packing hall onto an exit ramp and his foot may have been outside of the manufacturer’s designated operating position. Investigations are continuing.
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Incident alert
Worker severely injured by failed towing equipment
In September 2018, a truck driver suffered severe abdominal injuries when a chain failed during a semi-trailer recovery operation. The chain was being used with other heavy vehicle recovery equipment including a pulley (snatch block), winch rope and hook to move the jack-knifed semi-trailer.
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Incident alert
Worker crushed under his own truck while unloading on a slope
In September 2018, a worker sustained serious crush injuries to his hand, leg, pelvis and torso, as well as a collapsed lung when he was trapped under the wheels of his truck while delivering timber and plasterboard. He parked the truck on a very steep driveway to unload using a vehicle loading crane which he was not familiar with. There were no witnesses to the incident, but skid marks on the driveway indicated the truck had slid approximately eleven metres before crashing into a retaining wall. It is not clear how the worker became trapped and investigations are continuing.
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Incident alert
Worker crushed by falling sheets of balustrading glass
In August 2018, a worker was crushed when multiple sheets of balustrading glass fell from a truck-mounted A-frame. He was standing on the ground beside the truck, holding and balancing the sheets in a near vertical position, while another worker removed a sheet of ply from behind the glass.
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Incident alert
Worker fatally crushed by prime mover
In July 2018, a worker was fatally crushed by a slow moving prime mover. The truck was undergoing modifications and was being moved under cover at the end of the work day. It is unclear at this stage how the worker came to be under the truck. Investigations are continuing.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Vehicle stabilisers and outriggers
The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risks associated with stabilisers and outriggers on trucks when travelling on public roads.