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Accident Alerts (series)

Series of bulletins looking at accident descriptions and causes.

Included in this series are:

  • No 31 Feb 2008 King Hitter Post Driver html or pdf [size: 585k ]
  • No 30 Feb 2008 Worker falls from front end bucket loader html or pdf [size: 69k ]
  • No 29 Jan 2008 Prattley portable sheep yard incident html or pdf [size: 131k ]
  • No 28 Jan 2008 Mine explosives - security alert html or pdf [size: 48k ]
  • No 27 Apr 2008 Tip truck safety html or pdf [size: 43k ]
  • No 26 Jul 2007 Precast Concrete Transport incident, panel injures driver html or pdf [size: 132k ]
  • No 25 Apr 2007 Operator loses finger in log splitter accident html or pdf [size: 97k ]
  • No 24 Mar 2007 Hand trapped in ridger accident html or pdf [size: 128k ]
  • No 23 Mar 2007 Farmer crushed underneath baler html or pdf [size: 45k ]
  • No 22 Jan 2007 Truck driver fatally injured [external link] - supplied by Government of Western Australia
  • No 21 Jan 2007 Mobile scaffold failure [external link] - supplied by Government of Western Australia
  • No 20 Sep 2006 Truck driver’s head crushed in container lifter accident html or pdf [size: 87k ]
  • No 19 Sep 2006 Misuse of diesel results in severe burns no.2 html or pdf [size: 65k ]
  • No 18 Sep 2006 Wind-thrown tree kills forestry worker html or pdf [size: 53k ]
  • No 17 Sep 2006 Unsafe tree-felling leads to death html or pdf [size: 39k ]
  • No 16 Aug 2006 Kinghitter Series III Post Driver Fatality html or pdf [size: 42k ]
  • No 15 Jul 2006 Poor felling practices kill forestry worker html or pdf [size: 87k ]
  • No 14 Apr 2006 Detonator Explosion Results in Loss of Fingers html or pdf [size: 30k ]
  • No 13 Mar 2006 Unsafe A-frames used for transportation and storage of precast concrete panels html or pdf [size: 160k ]
  • No 12 Mar 2006 Finger crushed between A-frame and precast concrete panel html or pdf [size: 25k ]
  • No 11 Feb 2006 Cracked weld nuts on scissor lift steer axles result in potential pivot pin failure html or pdf [size: 36k ]
  • No 10 Feb 2006 Safety check for Indalex Werner fibreglass extension stepladder html or pdf [size: 71k ]
  • No 9 Feb 2006 Safe operation of wind machines html or pdf [size: 38k ]
  • No 8 Feb 2006 Blasting powder ignited by sparks from an angle grinder caused serious burns to farmer and worker html or pdf [size: 27k ]
  • No 7 Nov 2005 Rest Home Resident Burns to Death in Smoking Accident html or pdf [size: 35k ]
  • No 6 Updated Dec 2005 Misuse of Diesel Results in Severe Burns html or pdf [size: 34k ]
  • No 5 Sep 2005 Unguarded Transmission Machinery on Farms html or pdf [size: 40k ]
  • No.4 Sep 2005 Forklift Operator Fatality html or pdf [size: 47k ]
  • No.3 Aug 2005 Quarry Dump Truck Rollover html or pdf [size: 44k ]
  • No.2 Aug 2005 Mines Rescue Brigadesman Escapes Suffocation During Training html or pdf [size: 29k ]
  • No.1 Aug 2005 Accident Involving a 3.5 kg CO2 Extinguisher html or pdf [size: 39k ]
     
  • May 2005 Sheave Pin Failure Results in Fatality html or pdf [size: 24k ]
  • May 2005 Use of Gravlocks in Rigging html or pdf [size: 27k ]
  • Jan 2005 Tyre Explosions from Large Steel Wheel Rims html or pdf [size: 65k ]
  • Nov 2004 Operator's Hand Amputated in Hay Baler html or pdf [size: 65k ]
  • Oct 2004 Primary Hopper - Fall Fatality html or pdf [size: 89k ]
  • Oct 2004 Fatal Grinder Accident at Quarry html or pdf [size: 45k ]
  • Sep 2004 Safe Access Working at Height html or pdf [size: 88k ]
  • Jul 2004 Workers Burned by Wet Concrete html or pdf [size: 51k ]
  • Jun 2004 Tyre Fitter Killed by Exploding Tyre html or pdf [size: 69k ]

Feb 2004 Welder Struck by Disintegrated Disc pdf [size: 51k ]
Feb 2004 Brisket Roller Accident pdf [size: 57k ]
Feb 2004 Bale Wrapper Accident pdf [size: 80k ]
Jan 2004 Miners Overcome by Petrol Fumes Underground pdf [size: 20k ]
Dec 2003 Vehicle Wheelchair Hoist Accident pdf [size: 249k ]
Nov 2003 Patient Receives Fatal Injuries in Fall pdf [size: 65k ]
Sept 2003 Truck Driver Dies in Loading Accident pdf [size: 41k ]
May 2003 Quarry Crusher Fatality pdf [size: 71k ]
Mar 2003 Serious Harm Accident Involving a Triplex Ride-On Mower pdf [size: 132k ]
Jan 2003 Children Fall Through Suspended Ceilings pdf [size: 21k ]
Nov 2002 Steel Splinters Cause Eye Injuries pdf [size: 19k ]
Oct 2002 Towing Tractor Tips Over pdf [size: 80k ]
Sept 2002 Fingers Amputated in Beef Chain pdf [size: 161k ]
Sept 2002 Truck Driver Killed in Fall pdf [size: 72k ]
Jun 2002 Fatality While Unloading a Semi-Curtainsider pdf [size: 62k ]
Apr 2002 Fatal Drilling Accident at a Quarry pdf [size: 76k ]
Mar 2002 Go-Kart Overturns Causing Flash Fire pdf [size: 21k ]
Mar 2002 Tyre Explodes During Inflation pdf [size: 41k ]
Feb 2002 Truck and Trailer Roll Over pdf [size: 29k ]
Jan 2002 Escalators in Shopping Malls and Similar Situations pdf [size: 36k ]
Sept 2001 Near-Miss Incident: Blade Breaks Loose in Mulcher pdf [size: 32k ]
Sept 2001 Projectile Thrown from Tractor Mower Attachment Causes Serious Injury pdf [size: 39k ]
Sept 2001 Unsafe Towing Technique Leads to Severe Injuries pdf [size: 36k ]
Sept 2001 Accident Involving a Rizzi Shaving Machine pdf [size: 34k ]
Sept 2001 Serious Harm Accident Involving a Bacon Slicer pdf [size: 44k ]
Aug 2001 Swimming Pool Accident pdf [size: 20k ]
Jun 2001 Portable Grinder Accident pdf [size: 28k ]
Feb 2001 Forklift accident case history No. 6: Fork Dislodges off Fork-Carriage onto Operator's Leg pdf [size: 82k ]
Oct 1999 Forklift accident case history No. 5: Worker Crushed Between two Containers pdf [size: 61k ]
Mar 1999 Accident Involving a COMPAC Fruit Grading Machine pdf [size: 36k ]
Nov 1998 Gantry crane fatal accident pdf [size: 15k ]
Feb 1997 Failure to isolate or lockout machine results in injury to hand pdf [size: 184k ]
Feb 1997 MIG welding explosion: aluminium boat pdf [size: 196k ]
Jan 1997 Forklift accident case history No. 4: Person in Danger During Unloading pdf [size: 15k ]
Jan 1997 School pupil dies after falling through glass window pdf [size: 290k ]
Oct 1996 Serious Go-Kart Accidents Prompt Review pdf [size: 25k ]
Nov 1995 Near-miss incident - Axle stand fails under load pdf [size: 251k ]
Aug 1995 Battery Explosions from jump starting pdf [size: 173k ]
Aug 1995 Electrocution - welding in wet conditions pdf [size: 257k ]
Aug 1995 Piling rig injury - track machine (caterpillar type - articulated steel-band tracks) pdf [size: 257k ]
Apr 1995 Mechanic injured while using a torque multiplier pdf [size: 137k ]
Jan 1995 Forklift accident case history No. 1 pdf [size: 371k ]
Jan 1995 Forklift accident case history No. 2 pdf [size: 296k ]
Jan 1995 Forklift accident case history No. 3 pdf [size: 351k ]
Nov 1994 Driver dies after fall from top of container pdf [size: 402k ]
Sep 1994 Fatal accident involving crane and overhead power lines pdf [size: 397k ]
Sep 1994 Port worker crushed between bales of wood pulp pdf [size: 377k ]
Sep 1994 Safety with truss presses pdf [size: 442k ]
May 1994 Automotive parts washers warning for users pdf [size: 195k ]
May 1994 Kitchen staff suffer serious burns pdf [size: 165k ]
May 1994 Paint fumes ignite during vessel maintenance causing serious accident pdf [size: 390k ]
Aug 1993 Serious port accident - worker struck by steel band pdf [size: 298k ]
Jun 1993 Build-up of toxic fumes in refrigerated hold halts work pdf [size: 388k ]
Jun 1993 Fall during log-loading kills waterside worker pdf [size: 450k ]
Mar 1993 Deaths of farm youngsters highlight need for greater parent care pdf [size: 221k ]
Dec 1992 Arm amputated by timber trimming saw pdf [size: 214k ]
Nov 1992 Watersider struck by log loaderpdf [size: 325k ]

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