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Details of successful prosecution against E226569 - Individual
Full Decision and agreed statement (52 pages).
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Plaintiff awarded damages after Q-fever diagnosis
A 57 year old supervisor/carpenter working on a school farm was diagnosed with Q-Fever in January 2012, that has since developed into Q-Fever Debility Syndrome. The worker, who has been unable to return to work, claimed damages from his employer and from the State of Queensland as the controller of the school/school farm.
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Causation, quantum
Mr Tyndall was a right handed coal miner who was 50 years old at trial. He alleged he sustained a vibration induced white finger syndrome on his left ring finger as a result of driving two specific types of loaders over a period of time between 1 September 2015 to 1 May 2016.
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Employer found liable for a lumbar spine injury
The plaintiff suffered an injury to her lumbar spine while lifting a load from a low pallet to a sheft on 28 April 2019.
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Manual task case study: Using an oxy cutting/welding torch on rotators - Monadelphous Engineering
Case study about how Monadelphous Engineering applied the PErforM program to reduce the manual-tasks risks of using an oxy cutting/welding torch on rotators.
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Employer found to have breached duty of care to concrete delivery driver
On 26 July 20218 the Plaintiff, a concrete delivery driver, suffered a left wrist and secondary psychiatric injury.
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Plaintiff alleged the absence of proper training led to inability to assess and mitigate risks
Ritchie James Edward Lowe v Greenmountain Food Processing Pty Ltd [2024] QDC 204. The Plaintiff failed to establish any negligence or insufficient training by the defendant, and his case and the claim was dismissed.
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manual-tasks case study- Monach Building Supplies gas bottles
Lifting and carrying gas bottles.
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Manual task case study: Handling oxy bottles - Monadelphous Engineering
Case study about how Monadelphous Engineering applied the PErforM program to reduce the manual-tasks risks of handling oxy bottles.