198 results for “workplace injury”
43y · Male·complications of thermal injuries
A 43-year-old man with a history of workplace injury, financial stress, and social isolation attended a workers compensation office in Newcastle carry…
18y · Male·respiratory failure secondary to closed chest trauma
… secondary to closed chest trauma after being entangled in a Soviet-era horizontal boring machine at his workplace in June 2004. The machine was entirely unguarded and lacked modern safety features. Critical clinical le…
61y · Female·Asphyxia in the setting of upper airway obstruction, neck compression and immers…
…ce. While police suspected her business partner Paul Callaway based on circumstantial evidence including workplace conflict, inconsistent statements about his movements, and a financial motive through life insurance, th…
31y · Male·Blunt force head and neck injury caused by all-terrain vehicle landing on deceas…
…ct proper risk assessment and apply hierarchy of controls for a fast, potentially dangerous vehicle in a workplace setting. While a helmet may not have prevented his spinal cord dislocation (which alone would have been …
55y · Male·Complications of traumatic head injury sustained in a workplace incident (pallia…
David Klingberg, a 55-year-old experienced pile testing engineer, died from traumatic head injury sustained when an auxiliary line hook on a piling rig struck him in the face at a construction site. The h…
47y · Female·pulmonary thromboembolus
A 47-year-old nurse suffered a workplace fall resulting in a left ankle fracture requiring below-knee immobilisation. She was managed conservativ…
70y · Male·aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury in a setting of a man involved in …
…. He remained in vegetative state for three weeks before dying from aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury. The coroner found operator error as the immediate cause but emphasised that formal training in safe sciss…
2y · Female·sequelae of blunt force head and spinal cord injuries
…cal assessments; and critically, closing the case on 19 August 2015 without adequate safeguards. A toxic workplace culture at Bankstown CSC, inadequate supervision by the manager, and confusion about roles between DCJ a…
Male·pelvic, leg and chest injuries sustained from being run over by a reversing dog …
…ing behind the trailer in typical site noise conditions. The coroner found systemic failures: inadequate workplace procedures, poor induction, inconsistent enforcement, and failure to separate pedestrians from reversing…
50y · Male·blunt trauma of the abdomen, pelvis and legs
… emergency and trauma care but the injuries sustained were unsurvivable. Preventable elements centred on workplace hazard control and training adequacy.
31y · Male·Combined effects of multiple drugs in an obese male with findings suggestive of …
…ty and bronchopneumonia, less than 24 hours after discharge from psychiatric hospital. He had suffered a workplace back injury in 2006 resulting in chronic pain and depression, becoming dependent on multiple CNS-depress…
34y · Male·Blast injuries
…refrigerant but was improperly maintained. Mr Purtell obtained automotive refrigerant (HyChill) from his workplace and used it to top-up the leaking compressor without understanding its flammability. The compressor was …
50y · Male·electrocution
Maurice Bauer, aged 50, died from electrocution while working on electrical switchboard relocation at a residential construction site in Queensland. The employer, Mr Forsyth, made a deliberate decision to work 'live' (wi…
19y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia
… if done safely and immediately, but the risks of sudden decompression, uncontrolled bleeding, and rescuer injury must be weighed; (5) workplace safety systems must go beyond initial training to include ongoing reinforce…
28y · Male·multiple traumatic head injuries sustained in a fall from height
Kurt Gorrie, a 28-year-old experienced roof plumber, died from multiple traumatic head injuries after falling approximately 6 metres from an unmeshed roof section onto a concrete slab while working on an airport extensio…
59y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
A 59-year-old man with a work-related shoulder injury developed anxiety and depression, later expressing suicidal ideation during mental health treatment. His g…
46y · Female·traumatic closed head injuries due to a fall from a ladder
…ed, cautious individuals using well-maintained equipment on suitable surfaces remain vulnerable to serious injury or death from falls at height.
94y · Female·compression of the neck
… lift design and installation largely ignored safety standards that could have eliminated the high risk of injury. Key lessons include the critical importance of compliance with safety standards for disability aids, regu…
36y · Male·Unascertained
…nd is presumed deceased. He had treatment-resistant depression, was in significant pain from a recent back injury, and was prescribed opioids (Lyrica, Endone, Oxycodone). On the morning of disappearance, he appeared sad …
27y · Male·Electrocution causing cardiac arrest
…ectrical components from the switchboard after the incident, likely to conceal the absence of the RCD. A workplace health and safety inspector issued the highest-level electrical safety notice but failed to immediately …
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