WorkSafe NZ highlights the importance of contractor management and detailed job planning. A worker was tasked with removing an elevated walkway at a quarry operation when he fell four metres to the ground. The incident occurred when he was removing bolts that secured the walkway to the structure. The walkway was partly held by a crane, which he as…
Pineapple farmworker killed after harvester hits powerlines. A 25-year-old man was tragically killed last Wednesday morning on a pineapple farm near Yeppoon when a harvester connected with overhead powerlines.The man was in critical condition and taken to the Capricorn Coast Hospital in Yeppoon but died shortly after. Six other people s…
$100,000 fine for demolition company after fatal wall collapse. A demolition contractor has pleaded guilty in the Ballarat Magistrates Court to one charge of failing to maintain a safe workplace following the death of a worker on a building site in Ballarat.In September 2019, the deceased, a director of the family-run business, pushed over a timbe…
Man survives timber house collapse. A man has survived a house falling on top of him as the bobcat he was driving was caught underneath it. The owner/builder and driver of the bobcat was lucky to escape uninjured as the timber home fell on the machine. It appears he had hired a pier jacking system to raise the home, and as he has removed some stu…
Findings released into bulldozer collision death. In 2019 a 47-year-old father of two was killed when a bulldozer collided with his utility at a mine in NSW.A report into the death has now been released to the public, recommending ways to better identify hazards and manage health and safety risks on site.Investigations by NSW Resource Regulator hi…
Mother and son killed in a tragic tractor accident. A coroner has deemed the deaths of a 33-year-old pregnant mother and her three-year-old son in a tractor crash a 'tragic accident'.The woman, an experienced tractor driver, was driving the tractor with her eldest child on the families beef and lamb farm in Otago, New Zealand, in October 2018…
Competent workers and direct supervision are a must when operating cranes. WorkSafe New Zealand has warned businesses that allowing staff without the appropriate training or supervision to operate cranes and other machinery is unacceptable.The warning follows a tragic accident in 2019 where an employee who was training to use an overhead …
Locomotive driver injured during sugar cane harvest. An employee has been injured in a shunting incident. The accident happened on Saturday afternoon near Camila in Queensland. It is believed the locomotive driver was trapped between the locomotive and a sugar cane bin while collecting a full rake of cane bins. It has been confirmed that he was no…
Quad bike law change not enough to prevent deaths. The decision to not retrofit mandatory roll bars on thousands of quad bikes has proven fatal as Australians continue to lose their lives in tragic accidents at a rate of one every two weeks. At least 164 people have died in quad bike accidents over the last decade.As most of those accid…
Latest evidence on preventing musculoskeletal disorders.
Four videos showcasing the latest evidence and systems thinking to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) have been published by Safe Work Australia.
The latest videos feature presentations from the Musculoskeletal Disorders Symposium, hosted by Workplace Health and Safety Qu…
Electrical shock while forming concrete slab. A worker was electrocuted while preparing to form up a concrete slab located next to an existing structure.The investigation into the incident is still underway; however initial enquiries indicate a sledgehammer was being used to drive a star picket into the ground to support the wooden framework. The…
EPA reviews demolition methodology for 65-year-old Batemans Bay Bridge. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) reviewed the demolition methodology and control measures the construction project team implemented to demolish and remove the 65-year-old Batemans Bay Bridge. This review ensures any lead or other metals-based paint does not impac…
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