198 results for “workplace injury”
53y · Male·massive head injury, upper thoracic fracture and dislocation, multiple rib fract…
A 53-year-old experienced cyclist died after losing control of his bicycle on loose gravel left on a roadway during utility works. He collided with an oncoming vehicle on a downhill left-hand bend at Kingston Beach. Fric…
56y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Keith Dickman, a 56-year-old experienced plumber, died from severe head injury sustained in a fall from a 2-metre 'A' frame ladder while installing air conditioning ducting at height in…
19y · Female·severe head injury due to fall during gymnastics on Tumbl Trak, striking uncover…
A 19-year-old female gymnast died from severe head injury after falling from a Tumbl Trak apparatus and striking exposed concrete flooring at a gymnastics club. She…
38y · Male·cardiac arrest precipitated by dilutional hyponatraemia
… in extreme heat (>40°C) on a concrete formwork project in rural Queensland. He developed symptoms of heat injury at the worksite and was transferred to an on-site clinic where paramedics managed his rapid respiration wi…
49y · Male·Drowning resulting from capsizing of commercial fishing vessel
Ross Irwin, a 49-year-old experienced fishing skipper, died when his trawler Lauryn G capsized after nets snagged an underwater obstruction off Noosa Heads. Critical factors contributing to his death were: inadequate cre…
79y · Male·Displaced cervical vertebral fracture with secondary carotid artery dissection r…
A 79-year-old man suffered a catastrophic fall from a 3.5-metre ladder while performing home maintenance work on his property. He had recovered from a stroke three months prior, which may have affected his cognitive func…
50y · Female·Potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity (oxycodone, mirtazapine, citalopram, cl…
Ms RF, a 50-year-old woman with epilepsy and chronic pain from a workplace wrist injury, died from potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity involving oxycodone, mirtazapine, cital…
23y · Male·Head injuries (skull base fractures and parenchymal brain injury sustained in fo…
Nathan Park, a 23-year-old carpenter, died on 3 September 2004 when formwork collapsed at a high-rise construction site in Melbourne. He was working on level 7 repairing formwork when a concrete pour commenced on level 8…
38y · Female·Subdural haemorrhage in the context of chronic alcoholism due to post-traumatic …
Holly Anne Davidson, a 38-year-old police officer, died from a subdural haemorrhage sustained 3-5 days before her death. She had been in a coercive, controlling, and violent relationship with her police officer partner f…
53y · Male·Multiple injuries due to blast injury from catastrophic tyre failure (zipper fai…
Wayne MacDonald, a 53-year-old truck driver, died from catastrophic tyre failure when a burst truck tyre released a powerful air blast while he lay on the ground between dual wheels during a tyre change at a coal mine. T…
39y · Male·neck injuries from being crushed between a hydraulic ram and hydraulically opera…
Kevin Gallagher-Green, 39, died from neck injuries when crushed between hydraulic machinery at BHP Western Port Steel Works while attempting to adjust a tilt table height. The coroner identified multiple system failures:…
6y · Male·Complications of Head Injury following a fall from a Fairground Ride
Six-year-old Eugene Mahauariki was ejected from the Cha Cha ride at a carnival in Rye, Victoria on 17 April 2017 and died from head injuries four days later. The coroner found the death was preventable due to three criti…
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…
24y · Female·Pentobarbitone toxicity
24-year-old Daniella Sessarego died from pentobarbitone toxicity following intentional ingestion. She had borderline personality disorder and depression with a history of self-harm and suicidality. On 12 August 2014, she…
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…
45y · Male·Gunshot injury to the chest (self-inflicted)
Scott Andrew Blanchard, a 45-year-old Detective Sergeant with the Western Australian Police Gang Crime Squad, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while on duty near Kalgoorlie. In June 2015, following a trip to Thai…
45y · Male·Abdominal injuries from being struck by reversing front-end loader
Sean Morgan-Smith, a 45-year-old Australia Post delivery worker, was struck by a reversing front-end loader while delivering mail on a residential footpath in Huntingdale, Western Australia on 24 June 2015. He sustained …
56y · Male·Thoracic Crush Injuries
Peter Ross, a 56-year-old hatch foreman, died from thoracic crush injuries when steel bundles being unloaded from a cargo ship became snagged, swung uncontrollably, and struck him. Critical clinical lessons include: inad…
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 …
46y · Male·Cardiac failure due to blood loss from traumatic laceration to right thigh susta…
Samuel Pugh, a 46-year-old mining contractor, died from cardiac failure due to blood loss after being struck by a 219 kg falling rock underground at a Queensland mine. He suffered a severe laceration to his right thigh w…
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