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Man fatally injured after truck cabin falls on him at Gisborne(Post)
A man has been killed in a tragic incident while servicing a truck north-west of Melbourne.The 66-year-old was performing maintenance on the vehicle on Tuesday afternoon in Gisborne when the incident ...
Mechanic critical after truck rolls on him in southern Queensland(Post)A mechanic was severely injured after being crushed by a truck at a worksite near Toowoomba on Thursday evening.At around 7.30pm, a man in his twenties was preparing a truck to be towed at Pilton whe ...
Two businesses damaged in truck roll-away incident east of Adelaide (Post)Two businesses have been damaged in a truck roll-away incident east of Adelaide on Wednesday morning.The unoccupied truck crashed into two businesses after rolling more than 200 metres in the Adelaid ...
SA employers urged to take measures to prevent falls from trucks and trailers (Post)SafeWork SA reminds workers and employers to put in place safety measures to prevent falls from trucks and trailers. Truck drivers received the most serious fall injuries in 2021, according to SafeWo ...
WorkSafe probes fatal incident involving recycling truck(Post)WorkSafe is conducting an investigation into the fatality of a truckie who was collecting documents for safe disposal in Pakenham on Friday.It is reported that the 28-year-old individual was trying t ...
Otago company charged over truck drivers death(Post)WorkSafe NZ has charged an Otago-based company after a truck driver was fatally injured in a workplace incident more than six years ago.The company faces two charges under the Health and Safety at Wo ...
Miner killed at WA mine site was run over by a dump truck(Post)Police have revealed that a worker who was killed at a mine site in WA’s Pilbara died after his light vehicle was run over by a dump truck.The 59-year-old man died at a gold mine site southeast of Ne ...
Man freed after getting hand stuck in garbage truck compactor west of Sydney(Post)Emergency services freed a man after his hand got stuck in a garbage truck compactor at a worksite west of Sydney.The man in his 40s was dragged five metres into the truck after becoming trapped.It t ...
VIC mechanic faces charges after deadly garbage truck incident(Post)WorkSafe has brought charges against a diesel mechanic after a worker was killed by the garbage truck he was driving in June 2023. The 26-year-old man was positioned adjacent to the garbage truck wh ...
Truck trailer incident leaves Brisbane boy critically injured(Post)A teenage boy was critically injured after being struck by a truck's trailer on a private property in Brisbane on Friday morning.The incident took place in Fig Tree Pocket at around 7am.Paramedics ad ...
Vic transport company facing charges over serious truck crashes(Post)A Vic transport company faces charges under section 32 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for unsafe work practices.WorkSafe alleges the company allowed workers to drive two milk tankers despi ...
