6 results for “manual lifting”
82y · Female·fat embolism syndrome and bronchopneumonia following nail fixation of bilateral …
…ixation of bilateral femoral fractures. The fractures occurred on 10 September 2010 during an unauthorized manual lift from a chair to bed, contrary to facility policy requiring mechanical lifter use. The deceased's thig…
57y · Male·Massive soft tissue and bony injury from crush injuries sustained when a transmi…
…on, 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 earlier by install…
62y · Female·Drowning
A 62-year-old woman drowned after a recreational fishing boat sank in Port Phillip Bay. The vessel, a modified 1980s Huntsman, had multiple structural deficiencies including corroded hull below bungs allowing water ingre…
84y · Male·Complications of large right subdural haematoma
…s-risk patients; incident policies must be followed immediately after falls; supervision of AIns regarding manual handling and incident response requires review; staffing allocation for two-person assists should be forma…
19y · Male·Traumatic asphyxia
Blaine Rozs, 19, died from traumatic asphyxia after falling from a turf harvester while reversing. He was struck and crushed underneath the machine. Clinical lessons include: (1) traumatic asphyxia causes death within mi…
50y · Male·multiple crush injuries to the neck and chest in a workplace accident
Gregory Jon Andrews, a 50-year-old truck driver, died from multiple crush injuries when his crane truck overturned while unloading coils from a semi-trailer on a Melbourne street. The truck tipped because the left-side s…
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