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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.
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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
Abattoir worker fatally crushed by machinery
In July 2019, a worker was crushed to death when manually handling goat carcasses. He was trapped by a hydraulically operated stainless-steel bucket.
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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.
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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.