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Worker fatally injured when crushed by falling pipe

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Presents findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in October 2021 in the business and professional services sector. A worker was helping transfer pipe with a wheeled... More ≫

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Presents findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in October 2021 in the business and professional services sector. A worker was helping transfer pipe with a wheeled loader when a pipe fell from the loader, struck the worker and caused fatal injuries.

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Worker fatally injured when struck by object

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the manufacturing and processing sector that occurred in March 2022. A worker was fatally injured while operating a crane.

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Worker fatally injured when struck by object

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Presents findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in January 2022 in the manufacturing, packaging and processing sector. A worker operating an overhead crane was... More ≫

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Presents findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in January 2022 in the manufacturing, packaging and processing sector. A worker operating an overhead crane was positioning a valve bonnet when the equipment released from the rigging, striking and pinning the worker. The worker sustained fatal injuries.

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Worker fatally injured after fall from ladder

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality that occurred in June 2023. An apprentice plumber was using an A-frame ladder while removing Q-Deck clips from a roof deck.... More ≫

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality that occurred in June 2023. An apprentice plumber was using an A-frame ladder while removing Q-Deck clips from a roof deck. During the removal process, the worker fell suffering fatal injury. See the usage considerations section of this record for more information about OHS work site investigations.

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Worker fatally injured after falling from trailer

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the mining and petroleum development sector that occurred in May 2023. Worker fatally injured while diagnosing an oil leak on... More ≫

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the mining and petroleum development sector that occurred in May 2023. Worker fatally injured while diagnosing an oil leak on a crane boom. See the usage considerations section of this record for more information about OHS work site investigations.

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Worker fatally injured after two mine haul trucks collide

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Provides details of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the mining and petroleum development sector in January 2022. The driver of a mine haul truck was killed when the truck... More ≫

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Provides details of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the mining and petroleum development sector in January 2022. The driver of a mine haul truck was killed when the truck collided with another mine haul truck.

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Worker fatally injured by reversing vehicle

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Provides details of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the transportation, communication and utilities sector. A worker was guiding a pickup truck into a loading bay when... More ≫

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Provides details of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the transportation, communication and utilities sector. A worker was guiding a pickup truck into a loading bay when the worker was struck by the pickup truck and suffered fatal injuries.

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Fatality - worker drowned in dugout

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Presents findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the construction and construction trades sector in March 2019. A worker was operating an excavator on an ice-covered... More ≫

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Presents findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the construction and construction trades sector in March 2019. A worker was operating an excavator on an ice-covered dugout when the machine broke through the ice into the water and the worker drowned.

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Worker fatally injured at landfill site

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Provides the findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the construction and construction trades sector in October 2021. A worker was unloading a large garbage bin when... More ≫

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Provides the findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the construction and construction trades sector in October 2021. A worker was unloading a large garbage bin when one of the bin's gates struck the worker, causing fatal injuries.

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Worker fatally crushed under portable classroom

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Provides details of an investigation into a workplace fatality that occurred in the transportation, communication and utilities sector in October 2020. A portable classroom was being moved to a... More ≫

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Provides details of an investigation into a workplace fatality that occurred in the transportation, communication and utilities sector in October 2020. A portable classroom was being moved to a school site on a flat deck truck. A worker who was underneath the deck to check the alignment was fatally crushed.

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