89 results for “crush injury”
54y · Female·Blunt trauma of the head and chest caused by being crushed by a falling tree
Jacinta Fay Vanderfeen, aged 54, died from blunt trauma to head and chest after being struck and crushed by a falling gumtree while assisting a friend during extreme weather conditions (111 km/h wind gusts). S…
19y · Unknown·hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest as a result of injuries sustained …
Two teenagers, Eliza Wannan (19) and William Dalton-Brown (19), died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest after being run over and crushed by a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old learner dri…
44y · Male·Massive brain damage due to multiple skull fractures from crush injuries sustain…
…he platform collapsed, ejecting him from the operator's basket, and the machine ran over him causing fatal crush injuries. Critical failures included: (1) Russell Moyle, a hydraulic fitter without welding expertise, wel…
32y · Male·crush injuries sustained in a rock fall
Nathaniel Beesley, a 32-year-old rope access technician, was fatally struck by a rock weighing approximately 44 tonnes whilst undertaking manual scaling operations on the East Wall of an open-pit iron ore mine in Tasmani…
37y · Male·Multiple injuries including lung lacerations and contusions, multiple rib fractu…
Andrew Grant Baulderstone, aged 37, died from multiple injuries when refractory material collapsed from the lining of a pellet kiln at BHP's Whyalla plant while he was jackhammering. The collapse resulted from failures i…
57y · Male·Massive soft tissue and bony injury from crush injuries sustained when a transmi…
Michael James Cameron, a 57-year-old experienced crane operator, died when a transmission tower section fell on him during a lifting operation. The crane's free fall function was supposed to have been disabled two years …
66y · Male·Chest injuries sustained when crushed in an agricultural rock picker machine
A 66-year-old farmer died from chest injuries sustained when crushed in a rock picker agricultural machine. While operating the machine to clear rocks from a paddock, Mr Mac…
83y · Male·pulmonary fat embolism complicating interstitial lung disease
An 83-year-old experienced motorcyclist died from pulmonary fat embolism complicating interstitial lung disease following a compound fracture of the right tibia sustained in a motorcycle crash. Mr Salter lost concentrati…
77y · Male·multiple chest injuries
…ar-old man died from multiple chest injuries sustained when a Mini Loader he was operating rolled over and crushed him. He had no prior experience with plant machinery and received minimal induction training. The critic…
70y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia from being crushed under car
A 70-year-old retired diesel mechanic died from mechanical asphyxia after being crushed under a vehicle he was working on at home. He had positioned a jack on rocky, sloped gravel terrain, whi…
82y · Male·mechanical asphyxia from being pinned beneath overturned ATV
…, collided with a gate and fence, causing the vehicle to roll laterally. He was ejected from the cabin and crushed beneath the vehicle. The death was preventable: he was not wearing the fitted seatbelt and the vehicle l…
21y · Male·Gross cerebral trauma due to multiple comminuted depressed fractures of skull du…
Gareth Dodunski, a 21-year-old floorhand, was fatally struck by an ST-80 Iron Roughneck tool on 23 June 2013 while setting a dog collar on a drill string. The driller, Jacob Kilby, activated the ST-80 in a moment of inad…
71y · Male·Chest and neck injuries and mechanical asphyxia from being crushed under a bus
…ymond Henry Millington, a 71-year-old semi-retired bus operator, died from mechanical asphyxia after being crushed under a bus while attempting to remove the gearbox. He had activated the park brake but fatally failed t…
20y · Male·acute blood loss from extensive crush injury to torso following an industrial ac…
A 20-year-old apprentice carpenter died from acute blood loss and crush injuries sustained when he fell through a ceiling during demolition work, causing a 3.8-metre high brick c…
63y · Male·Chest injuries
Trevor O'Brien, aged 63, died from chest injuries sustained while performing DIY maintenance on his caravan. He improperly used the caravan's jockey-wheel as a vehicle jack to support the vehicle's weight while working u…
26y · Male·Mechanical asphyxia (chest crushed by car)
…d Douglas Hill, a 26-year-old builder and car enthusiast, died from mechanical asphyxia when his chest was crushed by a car while working underneath it in a rural shed. He had reversed the vehicle onto homemade timber r…
15y · Male·right haemothorax due to lacerations of right lung
…t was well-managed with appropriate use of chest drains; cardiothoracic theatre activation was timely. The injury itself (massive intrapulmonary bleed) was exceptionally rare and devastating; surgical intervention was at…
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…
59y · Female·Extensive crush injury sustained when struck by a heavy vehicle (road train)
A 59-year-old woman was struck and killed by a road train while attempting to cross the Stuart Highway at night near Stuarts Well. She was highly intoxicated (BAC 0.15%) and had documented poor vision and hearing. The ro…
19y · Female·Mechanical asphyxia due to crush injuries sustained under coach rollover; pregna…
On 16 April 2009, a V-Line coach rolled over on the Princes Highway near Heathmere, Victoria, killing three occupants: Sabrina Brady (19 years, 7 months pregnant), her daughter Madison Dobie, and Justin Pomery. The coach…
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