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Worker burned by gasoline fire

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the wholesale and retail trade sector that occurred in October, 2007. A 47-year old male worker was in the process of priming... More ≫

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the wholesale and retail trade sector that occurred in October, 2007. A 47-year old male worker was in the process of priming a carburetor for a gasoline powered truck. The truck backfired and the worker’s clothes caught fire. The worker was in intensive care and died in hospital 16 days later. See the usage considerations section of this record for more information about OHS work site investigations.

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Worker caught in conveyor

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the agriculture and forestry sector that occurred in April, 2007. A 64-year old male worker’s clothing was caught on the... More ≫

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the agriculture and forestry sector that occurred in April, 2007. A 64-year old male worker’s clothing was caught on the sprocket of an unguarded roller of a conveyor for a compost machine. The worker was pulled into the conveyor and fatally injured. See the usage considerations section of this record for more information about OHS work site investigations.

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