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Incident alert
Fall from earthmoving machinery
In August 2020, a man suffered serious injuries after falling from an earthmoving machine he was apparently doing maintenance on. Early investigations indicate the man fell while exiting the machine.
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Incident alert
Worker’s arm crushed by excavator
In June 2020, a worker suffered crush injuries to his arms and hands after an excavator bucket collided with waste oil drums while he was preparing to attach lifting equipment.
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Incident alert
Worker struck by grader
In June 2020, a grader was doing road works at a construction site when it struck a worker who suffered serious leg injuries.
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Incident alert
Young worker injured by lifting hook
In April 2020, a young worker was injured after being struck by a lifting chain hook while helping a colleague move equipment. They were using a crane in a storage yard.
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Incident alert
Falls from work platforms
In May 2020, two men were seriously injured after falling approximately 1.5m after a trestle and plank system failed while performing housing construction work.
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Incident alert
Roof falls
In December 2019, a worker suffered serious injury after falling approximately 5m through a roof whilst doing maintenance on a shed. In a similar incident in February 2020, a man died after falling through the roof of a building. Early investigations indicate he was repairing a skylight.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Fibreglass ladder failure
The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the potential for degradation of fibreglass ladders that can lead to a structural failure.
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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
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.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Callaghan 37 metre concrete placing booms
This safety alert concerns the collapse of a Callaghan 37 metre concrete placing boom and includes actions to be taken by boom owners to avoid similar incidents.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Lifting clutch failures
The purpose of this health and safety alert is to inform workers, employers, builders and designers of the risk of failure of lifting clutches associated with tilt-up and pre-cast concrete erection.
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Incident alert
High pressure water blaster used on asbestos roof
In June 2019, two people used a high-pressure water blaster on a corrugated asbestos cement roof (super six roof). As a result, asbestos contaminated dust and debris (ACD) ended up on neighbouring residential properties.