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Workplace health and safety alert
Elastic spring-back in wear plates on excavator buckets
The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risk of elastic energy being released when wear plates on excavator buckets or similar parts on other equipment are being removed or repaired.
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Incident alert
Fatal fall from height while working on air conditioning system
In August, a man died after falling approximately 6m while working on an air conditioning system at a civic centre. It’s believed he may have fallen from a ladder. Investigations are continuing.
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Incident alert
Worker injured by overhead travelling crane
In June 2019, a crane operator was injured when an overhead travelling crane (also commonly known as a bridge crane) fell to the ground. Early enquiries indicate the anchoring system used to support the rails the crane travels along failed, resulting in the crane falling. Investigations are continuing.
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Incident alert
Workers injured in trench collapse
In August 2019, two workers were injured after a trench collapse at a construction site. Early enquiries indicate the two workers were installing footings in a trench next to a recently completed storm water pipeline.
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Workplace health and safety alert
SpaceAge winch type sign failures
The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risk of winch type (wind-up) sign failure and to provide recommendations on how to avoid further incidents. This alert specifically applies to winch type signs supplied by SpaceAge Signs and supersedes all previous alerts on winch type signs.
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Incident alert
Crane contacts overhead powerlines
Queensland’s Electrical Safety Office (ESO) and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland are investigating an incident where a mobile crane contacted overhead powerlines. One worker was electrocuted, another suffered serious injuries, while a third required hospital treatment. Investigations are continuing.
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Incident alert
Worker injured by collapsed roof
In July 2019, a 22 year old man was seriously injured while doing demolition work. At the time, workers were manually demolishing the roof frame and external walls of a single storey home. The truss top plate (also called an upper wall plate) was cut. The top plate is a horizontal load-bearing member secured to the top of the wall studs that supports the roof structure. The roof and external wall frames skewed and fell, trapping the injured worker underneath. Investigations are continuing.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Suspended scaffold failure
Stability requirements for telescopic handlers used as cranes
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Incident alert
Worker injured by falling piling rig component
In May 2019, a worker suffered serious crush injuries to his legs and head lacerations when part of a drill head on a piling rig fell on him. Early inquiries indicate two workers were preparing drilling components to fit to the piling rig while it was turned off. For reasons yet to be established, the drill casing fell without warning and struck one of the workers.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Hazards of using load skates
This safety alert has been issued to highlight the risk of serious injury or death when using load skates to move top-heavy loads. Load skates are also referred to as machine or machinery skates, load trollies, heavy load dollies and load rollers.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Falls from fixed ladders with cages
The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risk of falling from a fixed caged ladder and over the guardrail of the landing below.