202 results for “environmental injury”
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…
3y · Male·Hyperthermia due to environmental heat exposure due to vehicular entrapment
A 3-year-old died from hyperthermia after being left in a parked vehicle for over 5 hours on a hot day (31°C maximum). The father experienced a prospective memory failure: after refuelling during the school run, his auto…
37y · Male·Gunshot injury to head
Senior Constable Anthony Hogarth Clarke, a 37-year-old experienced police officer, was shot and killed during a drink-driving intercept on 24 April 2005. The offender obtained Clarke's revolver from his holster during a …
29y · Male·severe chest injuries sustained when struck by a magnetic lifter attached to an …
29-year-old Brandoli Pou, a leading hand at a steel processing facility, was fatally struck in the chest by a magnetic lifter suspended from an overhead crane operated by colleague Mariousz Cyrta. Cyrta experienced a sud…
38y · Male·electrocution from contact with live electrical wiring during repair of solar ho…
Darryll Stuart Davis, a 38-year-old self-employed electrician, was electrocuted on 30 June 2006 while working on a solar hot water service in Ngukurr Community, NT. He was working live on exposed electrical wiring withou…
71y · Male·hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
A 71-year-old farmer with a 10-year history of major depressive disorder with melancholic features died by hanging on 22 July 2005, three days after admission to a private psychiatric hospital (Belmont) following a medic…
33y · Male·Pelvic crush injury sustained while working at an underground coal mine
…preparedness. Medical response was appropriate but injuries were unsurvivable given the mechanism of crush injury and extent of pelvic trauma.
42y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to choking on food, in a person with Cornelia de Lange …
…2 with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, profound intellectual disability and dysphagia, died from hypoxic brain injury after choking on a Yumbo burger at her SIL home on 29 April 2021. Her support worker Margaret Lowry purcha…
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…
44y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries sustained in a fall from height
Ashley Bryant, a 44-year-old former NSW police officer with 24 years service, died by suicide at Minyon Falls on 16 December 2013 while suffering from PTSD, depression and alcohol dependence. The coroner found these cond…
67y · Male·Multiple injuries due to impact by falling container
Peter Raymond Fenton, 67-year-old master of the tug Kiandra, died when a 98kg insulated food storage container fell 12-13 metres from a ship's crane while being returned to his barge. The container was improperly slung u…
15y · Male·Multiple organ failure associated with hyperthermia (heat stroke)
A 15-year-old rugby league player died from heat stroke during training on an extremely hot Perth summer evening (44.4°C). The coaching staff appropriately applied NRL heat guidelines in deciding to proceed with modified…
14y · Male·Drowning
Matthew Barclay, 14, died during an under-15 board race at the 2012 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Kurrawa Beach. While competing, he became unconscious likely from impact with a dumping wave on shallow san…
23y · Female·Pulmonary barotrauma due to or as a consequence of a scuba diving accident
Maren Lyndsey Dell, 23, died during a resort dive at Agincourt Reef from pulmonary barotrauma caused by rapid ascent from 9 metres. She panicked when unable to clear water from her mask and ascended quickly without expel…
54y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from neck compression due to entrapme…
Jorge Castillo-Riffo, a 54-year-old construction worker, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy resulting from neck compression. While working on a scissor lift to patch post-tensioning pockets on a concrete slab edg…
24y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
…ubsequently implemented substantial improvements including redesigned observation procedures, physical environmental modifications, and adoption of more feasible observation intervals.
12y · Male·Head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained when run over by a vehicle
A 12-year-old Aboriginal boy died from head, chest and abdominal injuries when run over by a Toyota Landcruiser during a school carnival 'Troopy Pull' activity. The vehicle was being pulled by students using rope attache…
18y · Female·multi-organ failure due to combined effects of environmental exposure (hyperther…
Jessica Jackson, 18, died from multi-organ failure due to combined hyperthermia and dehydration while weight-cutting for an amateur Muay Thai fight. She lost approximately 9 kg in the final week through water-loading, de…
45y · Male·multiple injuries sustained from a 25-metre fall down an unprotected stope when …
A 45-year-old experienced loader operator died when his vehicle fell 25 metres down an unprotected underground stope while attempting to place a rock bund at its edge. The incident occurred due to multiple contributing f…
18y · Male·Crush Asphyxiation
…ure, inadequate design verification, and loss of safety warnings when hazardous materials pass through environmental barriers.
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