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Workplace health and safety alert
Experienced technician critically injured by mismatching scuba cylinder tank valve fitting
The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the potential risks associated with inadequate support under outrigger feet on mobile plant – particularly on poor ground, including fill.
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Incident alert
Lift motor falls down shaft injuring workers
In June 2018, two workers were injured when a lift motor being moved in a shaft fell and dislodged scaffolding they were standing on. One fell approximately three metres injuring his shoulder. Investigations are continuing.
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Incident alert
Driver fatally crushed by own truck
In June 2018, an owner/operator truck driver was reversing his single deck truck up to a loading ramp to load cattle used in a rodeo as part of the local annual show. It appears he placed the truck in reverse and began to idle backwards – the gearing of the truck in reverse was that low that it did not require the driver to have his foot on the accelerator. He then opened the door and stood on the running boards of the truck holding on to the steering wheel to manoeuvre the truck while looking backwards to where he was going.
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Incident alert
Workers hand crushed by mobile piling rig
In June 2018, a worker’s hand was crushed when a mobile piling rig he was operating in crane mode rolled over. The operator was part of a team replacing a wooden railway bridge. Initial inquiries indicate that the piling rig was carrying a load across the tracks when it rolled over on to its side, squashing the cab and crushing his hand. Investigations are continuing.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Risks of short legging when using mobile plant
The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risks associated with the practice of short legging: mobile concrete placement booms, mobile cranes, truck mounted elevating work platforms. This alert also provides some control measures to manage the risks of short legging.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Lifter borer boom failure
The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the importance of regular maintenance and inspection of lifter borers and the need to follow the manufacturer's operating instructions.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Precast wall panel failure
The purpose of this health and safety alert is to inform workers, employers, builders and designers of the risk of falling concrete elements attached to the perimeter of buildings under construction.
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Workplace health and safety alert
Falling objects from personnel and material hoists
The purpose of this alert is to highlight the risk of falling objects when zip ties (cable ties) are used to attach weights to the outside of personnel and material hoist cars. The same principles apply wherever zip ties are being used to secure parts where there is a risk to people from falling objects.
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Incident alert
Workers fall through second storey floor
In May 2018, two workers fell to the ground when the second storey floor of a residential building under construction collapsed after materials were placed on it by a crane. One worker sustained a broken ankle. Investigations are continuing.
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Incident alert
Uncontrolled movement of a concrete truck
In April 2018, a concrete truck was parked on a wet, sloping driveway at a private property in Buderim in readiness for a concrete pour. The operator placed rubber chocks under the front wheels and timber chocks under the rear wheels of the truck.