Safety and health alerts by Industry (A-G)
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Industry group
- Accommodation, cafes and restaurants
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing
- Construction
- Cultural and recreational services
- Electricity, gas and water supply
Accommodation, cafes and restaurants
- 12-05 Manual handling of beer kegs
Topic: Manual handling - 14-05 Vegetable oil and animal fats
Topic: Hazardous substances - 01-02 Young worker injured by damaged plant
Topic: Plant and machinery - 03-04 Young worker injured in trip
Topic: New and young workers - 30-00 Slips trips and falls-hospitality industry
Topic: Slips and trips - 05-05 Handling of hot liquids
Topic: Hazardous substances - 08-05 Deep fat fryer
Topic: Plant and machinery - 02-00 Servicing post mix drink dispenser
Topic: Electricity - 07-08 Bench Top Deep Fat Fryers
Topic: Plant and machinery - 08-09 Cleaner electrocuted
Topic: Electricity
Agriculture forestry and fishing
- 42-99 Crayboat deckhand injured in pot setting accident
Topic: General - 50-99 Confined space work
Topic: Confined spaces - 52-99 Employee injured by inadequately guarded PTO coupling
Topic: Guarding - 04-02 Grain auger fatally injures young worker
Topic: Plant and machinery - 09-02 Worker fatally injured by hay baling machine
Topic: Guarding - 15-94 Fatal accident-tractor
Topic: Plant and machinery - 06-95 Tractor driver killed by dislodged hay bale
Topic: Plant and machinery - 41-00 Accidents on rural properties
Topic: General - 15-01 Employee falls from grape harvester
Topic: Working at height - 19-01 Farmer recieves fatal injuries from falling load
Topic: Plant and machinery - 07-00 Use of electrical tools on board fishing vessels
Topic: Electricity - 37-00 Securing of agricultural boom sprays during transport
Topic: General - 08-01 Farm contractor crushed under cultivator
Topic: Plant and machinery - 13-02 Two farm workers severel injured in crop fire
Topic: Plant and machinery - 06-04 Grain silo failures on farms
Topic: Plant and machinery - 08-04 Truck driver injured by falling hay bale
Topic: Plant and machinery - 14-95 Worker killed by falling tree
Topic: General - 18-95 Worker loses foot in auger
Topic: Guarding - 02-96 Farm worker loses leg
Topic: Plant and machinery - 15-97 Farmer dies jump starting his plant
Topic: Plant and machinery - 12-98 Tree felling
Topic: General - 13-98 Farmer crushed by cattle truck
Topic: General - 10-99 Farmer injured in all-terrain vehicle (atv) accident
Topic: Plant and machinery - 06-96 Tree lopper falls 10 metres
Topic: Working at height - 17-96 Deckhand injured by moving cray pots
Topic: General - 22-96 Worker falls from header
Topic: General - 01-97 Worker falls from street tree
Topic: Working at height - 03-97 Two meat workers shot by cattle stun gun
Topic: General - 05-97 Worker injured by rolling log
Topic: General - 06-97 Softwood tree feller injury
Topic: General - 10-04 Farmer run over by tractor
Topic: Plant and machinery - 10-06 Persons going overboard on a commercial fishing vessel
Topic: General - 03-05 Tree lopper injured when elevated work platform tipped
Topic: Working at height - 08-97 Driver killed in tractor rollover
Topic: Plant and machinery - 11-99 Leptospirosisin the dairy and meat industry
Topic: Disease health - 10-00 Farmer escapes death in tractor rollover
Topic: Plant and machinery - 11-05 Farmer crushed by ute
Topic: Plant and machinery - 28-00 Employee injured whilst scuba diving to retrieve lobst
Topic: First aid - 02-99 Young worker injured hay baling
Topic: New and young workers - 05-08 PTO drive shaft injury
Topic: Guarding - 03-08 Farmer crushed by load
Topic: Forklifts - 10-2008 Hay press injury
Topic: Guarding - 02-09 All terrain vehicle
Topic: Plant and machinery - 11-09 workers killed while working alone
Topic: Working alone - 13-09 Unguarded auger
Topic: Guarding - 10-05 Worker injured in unguarded wool press
Topic: Guarding - 15-09 Deckhand injury
Topic: - 18-09 Wool press guarding
Topic: Guarding
Construction
- 16-05 Failure of scaffold hoist guardrail
Topic: Guarding - 18-05 Concrete panel retaining wall failure
Topic: Working at height - 19-05 4x4 vehicle slides out of control
Topic: Plant and machinery - 07-07 Grader operator fatality
Topic: Plant and machinery - 10-07 Excavator crush injury
Topic: Plant and machinery - 05-00 Fatal accident-electrocution of rigger
Topic: Electricity - 07-02 Collapse of a tilt-up concrete structure
Topic: General - 03-94 Risk of persons falling from a height
Topic: Working at height - 04-94 Fatal accident involving transportable homes
Topic: General - 07-94 Working in ceiling spaces of old houses
Topic: Electricity - 14-94 Tampering with electrical equipment-accessories
Topic: Electricity - 02-95 Fatal accident-working with machinery
Topic: Working alone - 07-95 Accidents involving crown and talon elevating work
Topic: Working at height - 09-95 Worker electrocuted drilling into wall
Topic: Electricity - 35-00 Perimeter formwork construction
Topic: General - 36-00 Wrong length jib pendant wire ropes cause collapse
Topic: Plant and machinery - 01-01 Concrete cutting saw causes death
Topic: General - 04-01 Problems with concrete cutting saw blades
Topic: General - 16-02 A kerbing contractor receives serious burns
Topic: Electricity - 06-03 Concrete cutting results in electric shock to employee
Topic: Electricity - 10-03 Employee amputates thumb using hired blocksplitter
Topic: Plant and machinery - 13-00 Fake bolts in tilt-up panels
Topic: General - 14-00 Cave-in causes concrete block to slide onto worker
Topic: General - 17-00 Truck unloading fatality
Topic: Manual handling - 19-00 Eye Injuries
Topic: Plant and machinery - 31-00 Yard hands forearm and wrist crushed
Topic: Working alone - 06-01 Scaffolder recieves electric shock
Topic: Electricity - 01-03 Contact with overhead power lines fatally injures work
Topic: Electricity - 02-04 Excavator bucket not secured
Topic: General - 07-04 Seat belt saves crane operater from serious injury
Topic: General - 11-95 Carpenter electrocuted
Topic: Electricity - 12-95 Electrician electrocuted installing switch
Topic: Electricity - 13-95 Supervisor killed by falling tree branch
Topic: Plant and machinery - 17-95 Lineworker falls from power pole
Topic: Working at height - 23-95 Fall from access way
Topic: Working at height - 27-95 Dogger run over by tractor crane
Topic: Plant and machinery - 29-95 Driver dies in forklift rollover
Topic: Forklifts - 30-95 Demolition worker killed
Topic: General - 01-96 Forklift truck injury
Topic: Forklifts - 04-98 Injured by exploding nut
Topic: Plant and machinery - 03-99 Dogger run over by tractor crane
Topic: Plant and machinery - 13-01 Precast concrete panel falls over
Topic: General - 18-01 Sub-contractor unknowingly provokes serious dog attack
Topic: General - 09-96 Worker killed by reversing grader
Topic: Plant and machinery - 12-96 Electrical hazards in ceiling spaces
Topic: Electricity - 13-96 Dogman receives electric shock
Topic: Electricity - 26-96 Dangers of working near overhead powerlines
Topic: Electricity - 13-99 Fall from ceiling joist
Topic: Working at height - 17-99 Mobile scaffold collapse an injury
Topic: General - 14-03 Workers injured by falling granite slab
Topic: Plant and machinery - 15-06 Safety and health representative injured while investi
Topic: Guarding - 18-04 Worker sustains serious injury when portable ladder co
Topic: Working at height - 03-06 Tric Bloc (tm) Concrete Median Barrier Failure
Topic: General - 07-06 Crane roll over
Topic: Plant and machinery - 06-06 Retaining wall collapses onto employee
Topic: General - 08-06 Worker fatally injured after falling through a roof
Topic: Working at height - 09-06 Runaway road roller
Topic: Plant and machinery - 11-06 Children in the workplace
Topic: Forklifts - 13-06 Mobile scaffold failure
Topic: Working at height - 18-97 Incomplete roofs-a fall hazard
Topic: Working at height - 09-98 Cranes free falling loads
Topic: General - 11-98 Welding on site a fire hazard
Topic: General - 04-99 Tilt-up panel falls over
Topic: General - 05-99 Falling bricks pin bricklayer
Topic: General - 14-99 Manual handling fastwall lintels
Topic: Manual handling - 22-99 Dangers of working near overhead power lines
Topic: Electricity - 02-94 Fall from unguarded stairway landing
Topic: Working at height - 06-07 Elevated workplatform operator killed
Topic: Plant and machinery - 08-07 Use of articulated non-slewing mobile cranes#2
Topic: Plant and machinery - 09-07 Articulated tractor crane
Topic: Plant and machinery - 11-07 Skid steer operator injured
Topic: Plant and machinery - 09-00 Unqualified tradesperson tampering with electrical equ
Topic: Electricity - 12-00 Fall from height on residential construction site
Topic: Working at height - 33-00 Wrong bracing inserts cause tilt-up panel collapse
Topic: General - 12-99 Young worker manual handling 20 litre paint_tins
Topic: Manual handling - 04-07 Stone worker killed
Topic: General - 04-08 Fatal cherry picker accident
Topic: Plant and machinery - 06-08 Safety of suspended scaffolds
Topic: Plant and machinery - 16-2007_Modular_scaffold_collapse
Topic: - 09-09 Masonry cutting grinder causes death
Topic: Plant and machinery - 05-09 Scaffold mesh panel
Topic: Working at height - 19-09 Nail gun eye injury
Topic: Plant and machinery
Cultural and recreational services
- 60-99 Enriched air nitrox (EANX) compressor systems
Topic: Hazardous substances - 10-01 Safe operation of inflatable amusement structures
Topic: General - 04-96 Girl falls from abseiling_tower
Topic: Working at height - 06-99 Recreational diving accident-night dive
Topic: General - 07-99 Recreational diving accident-guided dive
Topic: General - 08-99 Jockey dies when hit by lightning
Topic: General - 16-04 Fall injuries abseil instructor
Topic: Working at height
Electricity gas and water supply
- 11-01 Electrical hazards when working on mains water supplie
Topic: Electricity - 14-02 Worker overcome by toxic gas in well
Topic: Hazardous substances - 17-03 Gas service pipe fire
Topic: General - 11-04 Electrocution in metal framed roof
Topic: Electricity - 12-04 Electrician electrocuted
Topic: Electricity - 01-94 Stuck by rope under tension
Topic: Electricity - 21-00 Lifting concrete liners by mechanical means
Topic: Plant and machinery