198 results for “workplace injury”
50y · Male·Single, contact-range shotgun discharge to the head
…ied from a self-inflicted shotgun wound after killing his wife in a murder-suicide. His death followed a workplace back injury that caused him significant psychological distress, loss of identity, and inability to work.…
27y · Female·Traumatic asphyxia
…w it, the mower rolled trapping her underneath. The coroner found this was not work-related activity, so workplace health and safety duties did not apply. Emergency services were delayed due to address confusion from th…
59y · Male·Head injuries sustained when struck by a falling tree
…The work was performed based on previous successful experience without incident, leading to complacency. Workplace safety protocols including proper hazard identification, communication of worker positioning, and formal…
48y · Female·Neck and chest injuries sustained in the incident with the cherry picker. Mechan…
…rn. The machine was fundamentally unsuitable for this purpose. Clinical lessons include recognition that workplace injuries causing crush asphyxia, pericardial tamponade, and multiple rib fractures require immediate adv…
47y · Male·Hypovolaemic shock due to exsanguination from traumatic rupture of femoral arter…
… life-threatening despite rapid emergency response. The coroner identified systemic failures: inadequate workplace induction despite documented safety policies, insufficient supervision of inexperienced staff, and poor …
43y · Female·External neck compression due to self-inflicted hanging
…hat was not formally investigated as a new incident, treating it instead as a recurrence of a pre-existing injury. This failure to investigate meant her condition was not adequately reassessed. She was transferred withou…
75y · Male·Pneumonia due to metastatic mesothelioma following exposure to asbestos at workp…
…ificantly by mid-2020. The coroner found his death resulted from natural causes and did not arise from a workplace accident or injury at the time of death. No clinical errors, system failures, or preventable factors wer…
24y · Male·Penetrating head injury due to industrial accident involving explosion and eject…
Troy Ronald Hooper, a 24-year-old labourer, died from a penetrating head injury caused by an exploding gas strut during removal of a prototype boat rack at his workplace. The incident oc…
43y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury as a result of cardiac arrest in a setting of electrocution
Brian Glenn Milnes, a 43-year-old truck driver with 14 years industry experience, died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest when a tipper trailer he was assisting to raise contacted overhead 22,000 volt po…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries as a result of being struck by a train
…practice, combined with longstanding depression, financial hardship, and a highly distressing eight-hour workplace compensation interview, contributed to his deterioration. Clinicians could have provided stronger mental…
29y · Male·Head Injury
Warren Bradley Jack, 29-year-old fisherman, died from severe head injury after falling from a fishing vessel during a refuelling operation. On 24 April 2000, after returning from …
59y · Male·Complications arising from blunt force trauma to the head consistent with a fall
Anthony Rimanich, a 59-year-old storeman, sustained a fatal head injury at work on 3 June 2008 when he fell while counting stock at a warehouse. He was found unconscious on the c…
39y · Male·Multiple injuries from crushing incident between front-end loader and fuel truck…
…fying this risk. The statement was developed but never communicated to operators. There were conflicting workplace practices about whether the operator should wait for the maintenance worker to leave before operating. V…
40y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) resulting from post-traumatic brain …
…s died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) 12 years after sustaining a severe traumatic brain injury at work. On 19 May 2008, a hydraulic jack dislodged while repairing a fully loaded truck in a workshop pit…
62y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall from a vibrating roller that became uncontrollab…
A 62-year-old man with extensive plant operation experience died from a head injury sustained when a vibrating roller became uncontrollable on a steep (12-degree) driveway and he fell from i…
77y · Male·multiple chest injuries
…he mast elevated (contrary to explicit instructions), not wearing the available seatbelt, and inadequate workplace safety oversight. The coroner found the death entirely avoidable, emphasizing that proper training, adhe…
56y · Male·Pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis due to immobility due to hea…
…eter died from pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis and immobility following a severe head injury sustained when struck by a concrete pump hose that had undergone hose whip. The hose blockage and sudden r…
58y · Male·Multiple injuries from crush injury by falling timber stack
…ack of adequate hazard assessment, and insufficient risk controls directly contributed to this avoidable workplace death.
58y · Male·pulmonary thromboemboli complicating deep venous thrombosis
…pulmonary thromboembolism complicating deep venous thrombosis. Three days before death, he sustained a leg injury at work (chair thrown at his lower leg causing bruising). He subsequently developed malaise, shortness of …
38y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep vein thrombosis
Kevin Harris, a 38-year-old man with obesity, sustained a left tibial plateau fracture from a workplace fall on 27 December 2022. His general practitioner managed the injury conservatively with rest, ice, and…
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