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Unsecured hatch, long hours and lighting caused fatal fall

Monday 18 August 2008

THE INVESTIGATION into a fatal 12m fall at the Gladstone Queensland Alumina plant on 17 July 2005 has concluded an unsecured hatch played a part in the tragic accident.


Young worker burned by hot oil from fryer

Tuesday 22 July 2008

A YOUNG employee has been burned after an unsecured fryer slipped off the bench he was cleaning, splashing him with hot oil.


Unexpected weight crushes worker

Monday 21 July 2008

WORKSAFE WA has issued a safety alert after a worker was crushed to death by an unsecured stack of medium density fibreboard (MDF) panels.


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