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Worker burned by hot cane mud and liquid
In July 2019, an evaporative plant operator suffered extensive burns to his upper body after being doused by hot sugar cane mud and liquid released when he was unblocking a tank flange. WHSQ 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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Workplace health and safety alert
High ropes adventure courses
The purpose of this alert is to highlight the risk of strangulation when participating in high ropes adventure courses.
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Incident alert
Worker seriously burned in vehicle gas tank fire
In April 2019, a worker was seriously burned while attempting to decommission a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank from a motor vehicle at a workplace. It appears he was removing screws on the LPG tank using a battery-operated screwdriver which created an ignition source and started a fire.
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Incident alert
Farmer fatally injured by fallen hay bale
In July 2019, a farm worker was fatally injured when a bale of hay weighing approximately 720kg fell onto him. Early indications are he was unloading bales of hay using a front-end loader with fork attachments. It appears he exited the loader and approached the trailer to remove a strap. A hay bale that had become unstable fell from the trailer, fatally crushing him. Investigations are continuing.
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Incident alert
Student burned in science experiment
In March 2019, a student sustained serious burns and a staff member minor burns during a school science experiment when methylated spirits was applied to an open flame. A second student’s uniform caught fire, but it was extinguished without causing injury. It appears the experiment being undertaken was a soda snake experiment, in which carbon dioxide produced by hot baking soda pushes carbonate out from burning sugar.
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Incident alert
Young worker injured by exploding tyre rim
In May 2019, a young worker suffered serious facial injuries when the split rim that he and another worker were performing maintenance on, exploded. For reasons yet to be established, it appears the tyre exploded while the workers were removing a tyre from a split rim on an earthmover. Investigations are continuing.
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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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Incident alert
Worker's foot amputated in feeder bin trailer
In May 2019, a worker’s foot was surgically amputated after coming into contact with three exposed augers that were in operation. The augers were located at the bottom of a feeder bin trailer. At the time of the incident, the worker was performing his daily farm hand duties.
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Incident alert
Operator severely injured by skidder winch
In May 2019, an operator of a forestry skidder at a rural property became entangled in the cable winch mechanism at the rear of the machine.
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Incident alert
Audience members injured at horse racing event
In March 2019, spectators were injured when they were struck by a mobile starting barrier at a harness racing event (a form of horse racing).