Finding into death of Bruce David Manintveld
Deceased
Bruce David Manintveld
Demographics
50y, male
Date of death
2024-02-13
Finding date
2025-07-24
Cause of death
Upper cervical spine injury
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A 50-year-old farmer died from an upper cervical spine injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident during an extreme weather event. While riding a quadbike to bring cattle in for afternoon milking during a severe storm with wind gusts of 55-85 km/h, a retractable roof was blown approximately 150-200 metres and struck him. The coroner found no occupational health and safety breaches and made no adverse findings regarding his decision to attempt farm management during the weather event. The death was deemed an unintended consequence of deliberate farm management during extreme weather conditions. No clinical or medical interventions were implicated in the death.
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Contributing factors
- Severe weather event with wind gusts 55-85 km/h
- Dislodged retractable roof blown into patient's path
- Quadbike lacked protective features such as roll-cage
- No helmet worn
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