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Routine tasks not posing foreseeable risk of injury
Fatnowna v Acril Quality Testing Services Pty Ltd [unreported] 25 September 2015. In this case the District Court found the employer not to be in breach of its duty to its employees.
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DEPCO
In 2011, mining and minerals exploration company, ‘Drill Engineering and Pastoral Co ‘(DEPCO), were invited to participate in IPaM and the results are paying off.
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Employer not negligent in crane road accident
Millard v RI-CO (2004) Pty Limited (In liquidation) [2014] QSC 15 April 2014. An employer was found not to be negligent in its duty of care after a worker was injured driving a crane on a public road without permission.
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Employer liable for injury loading truck at coal mine
The plaintiff was a truck operator at the Burton Coal Mine, and alleged he sustained an injury to his lower back when a large rock was dropped into the tray of his truck in October 2011.
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Injury attributable to pre-existing back disease
Geary v REJV Services Pty Ltd & Ors [2011] QSC. This case emphasises the importance of gathering past medical information to establish the extent of symptoms suffered due to pre-existing degeneration prior to the work event.
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Fatigue Management plans a must for shift workers
Kerle v BM Alliance Coal Operations and ors [2016] QSC 304, 16 December 2016. In this case, the employer (a labour hire company), the mine owner and the host employer were all found liable for the Plaintiff's injuries, including a brain injury, sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
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Damages awarded despite lie about pre-existing symptoms
Luck v Civil Mining and Construction Pty Ltd, 16 December 2009. This case study discusses how a Court may find that a worker who has lied about their pre-existing symptoms, sustained serious injuries from previous non-work related events, or has credit issues, can still award damages.
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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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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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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.