Series of bulletins looking at accident descriptions and causes. (Previously known as Incident / Accident Alerts)

What is a Hazard Alert or Hazard Management Bulletin?

Hazard Alert – this is an immediate message about a serious hazard. It considers facts established early in an investigation. An alert offers interim advice.

Hazard Management Bulletin – is a more detailed message about how to manage the hazard and prevent harm in the future. It is based on information from a full investigation. The advice is more authoritative than a hazard alert.

Included in this series are:

No 44 Sep 2009 Fatal accidents involving ignition of flammable vapours html or pdf [size: 163KB]

No 43 Sep 2009 Safe Operation of Tip Trucks html or pdf [size: 163KB]

No 42 June 2009 Bulldozer Brake Failure html or pdf [size: 199KB]

No 41 June 2009 Working with Organic Solvents html or pdf [size: 153KB ]

No 40 April 2009 Farm Equipment Service Technician Killed When Servicing Front End Loader Attachment html or pdf [size: 196KB ]

No 39 April 2009 Safety for hock cutters html or pdf [size: 218KB ]

No 38 April 2009 Fall from silo seriously harms truck driver html or pdf [size: 87KB ]

No 37 Feb 2009 Farmer fatally electrocuted by overhead power line on family farm html or pdf [size: 113KB ]

Accident/Incident Alerts

No 36 Oct 2008 Wool Press Fatality html or pdf [size: 146KB ]

No 35 Oct 2008 Cloth Cleaning in Domestic Washing Machines html or pdf [size: 67KB ]

No 34 Sep 2008 Ignition of Grease in Underground Coal Mine html or pdf [size: 62KB ]

No 33 Sep 2008 Gas Ignition when Installing a 4m Mega-Bolt html or pdf [size: 65KB ]

No 32 Sep 2008 Dump Truck Fire and Emergency Response in a Surface Coal Mine html or pdf [size: 64KB ]

No 31 Feb 2008 King Hitter Post Driver html or pdf [size: 585KB]

No 30 Feb 2008 Worker falls from front end bucket loader html or pdf [size: 69KB]

No 29 Jan 2008 Prattley portable sheep yard incident html or pdf [size: 131KB]

No 28 Jan 2008 Mine explosives - security alert html or pdf [size: 48KB ]

No. 27 Apr 2008 Tip Truck Safety replaced by No. 43 Sep 2009 Safe Operation of Tip Trucks html or pdf [size: 163KB]

No. 26 Jul 2007 Precast Concrete Transport incident, panel injures driver html or pdf [size: 132KB ]

No. 25 Apr 2007 Operator loses finger in log splitter accident html or pdf [size: 97KB ]

No. 24 Mar 2007 Hand trapped in ridger accident html or pdf [size: 128KB ]

No. 23 Mar 2007 Farmer crushed underneath baler html or pdf [size: 45KB ]

No. 22 Jan 2007 Truck driver fatally injured [external link] - supplied by Government of Western Australia

No. 21 Jan 2007 Mobile scaffold failure [external link] - supplied by Government of Western Australia

No. 20 Sep 2006 Truck driver's head crushed in container lifter accident html or pdf [size: 87KB ]

No. 19 Sep 2006 Misuse of diesel results in severe burns no.2 html or pdf [size: 65KB ]

No. 18 Sep 2006 Wind-thrown tree kills forestry worker html or pdf [size: 53KB ]

No. 17 Sep 2006 Unsafe tree-felling leads to death html or pdf [size: 39KB ]

No. 16 Aug 2006 Kinghitter Series III Post Driver Fatality html or pdf [size: 42KB ]

No. 15 Jul 2006 Poor felling practices kill forestry worker html or pdf [size: 87KB ]

No. 14 Apr 2006 Detonator Explosion Results in Loss of Fingers html or pdf [size: 30KB ]

No. 13 Mar 2006 Unsafe A-frames used for transportation and storage of precast concrete panels html or pdf [size: 160KB ]

No. 12 Mar 2006 Finger crushed between A-frame and precast concrete panel html or pdf [size: 25KB ]

No. 11 Feb 2006 Cracked weld nuts on scissor lift steer axles result in potential pivot pin failure html or pdf [size: 36KB ]

No. 10 Feb 2006 Safety check for Indalex Werner fibreglass extension stepladder html or pdf [size: 71KB ]

No. 9 Feb 2006 Safe operation of wind machines html or pdf [size: 38KB ]

No. 8 Feb 2006 Blasting powder ignited by sparks from an angle grinder caused serious burns to farmer and worker html or pdf [size: 27KB ]

No. 7 Nov 2005 Rest Home Resident Burns to Death in Smoking Accident html or pdf [size: 35KB ]

No. 6 Updated Dec 2005 Misuse of Diesel Results in Severe Burns html or pdf [size: 34KB ]

No. 5 Sep 2005 Unguarded Transmission Machinery on Farms html or pdf [size: 40KB ]

No.4 Sep 2005 Forklift Operator Fatality html or pdf [size: 47KB ]

No.3 Aug 2005 Quarry Dump Truck Rollover html or pdf [size: 44KB ]

No.2 Aug 2005 Mines Rescue Brigadesman Escapes Suffocation During Training html or pdf [size: 29KB ]

No.1 Aug 2005 Accident Involving a 3.5 kg CO2 Extinguisher html or pdf [size: 39KB ]

Not numbered

May 2005 Sheave Pin Failure Results in Fatality html or pdf [size: 24KB ]

May 2005 Use of Gravlocks in Rigging html or pdf [size: 27KB ]

Jan 2005 Tyre Explosions from Large Steel Wheel Rims html or pdf [size: 65KB ]

Nov 2004 Operator's Hand Amputated in Hay Baler html or pdf [size: 65KB ]

Oct 2004 Primary Hopper - Fall Fatality html or pdf [size: 89KB ]

Oct 2004 Fatal Grinder Accident at Quarry html or pdf [size: 45KB ]

Sep 2004 LPG Cylinder - Employee Overfills html or pdf[size: 89KB ]

Sep 2004 Safe Access Working at Height html or pdf [size: 88KB ]

Jul 2004 Workers Burned by Wet Concrete html or pdf [size: 51KB ]

Jun 2004 Tyre Fitter Killed by Exploding Tyre html or pdf [size: 69KB ]

Feb 2004 Welder Struck by Disintegrated Disc pdf [size: 51KB ]

Feb 2004 Brisket Roller Accident pdf [size: 57KB ]

Feb 2004 Bale Wrapper Accident pdf [size: 80KB ]

Jan 2004 Miners Overcome by Petrol Fumes Underground pdf [size: 20KB ]

Dec 2003 Vehicle Wheelchair Hoist Accident pdf [size: 249KB ]

Nov 2003 Patient Receives Fatal Injuries in Fall pdf [size: 65KB ]

Sept 2003 Truck Driver Dies in Loading Accident pdf [size: 41KB ]

May 2003 Quarry Crusher Fatality pdf [size: 71KB ]

Mar 2003 Serious Harm Accident Involving a Triplex Ride-On Mower pdf [size: 132KB ]

Jan 2003 Children Fall Through Suspended Ceilings pdf [size: 21KB ]

Nov 2002 Steel Splinters Cause Eye Injuries pdf [size: 19KB ]

Oct 2002 Towing Tractor Tips Over pdf [size: 79KB ]

Sept 2002 Fingers Amputated in Beef Chain pdf [size: 161KB ]

Sept 2002 Truck Driver Killed in Fall pdf [size: 72KB ]

Jun 2002 Fatality While Unloading a Semi-Curtainsider pdf [size: 61KB ]

Apr 2002 Fatal Drilling Accident at a Quarry pdf [size: 76KB ]

Mar 2002 Go-Kart Overturns Causing Flash Fire pdf [size: 21KB ]

Mar 2002 Tyre Explodes During Inflation pdf [size: 41KB ]

Feb 2002 Truck and Trailer Roll Over pdf [size: 29KB ]

Jan 2002 Escalators in Shopping Malls and Similar Situations pdf [size: 36KB ]

Sept 2001 Near-Miss Incident: Blade Breaks Loose in Mulcher pdf [size: 32KB ]

Sept 2001 Projectile Thrown from Tractor Mower Attachment Causes Serious Injury pdf [size: 38KB ]

Sept 2001 Unsafe Towing Technique Leads to Severe Injuries pdf [size: 36KB ]

Sept 2001 Accident Involving a Rizzi Shaving Machine pdf [size: 34KB ]

Sept 2001 Serious Harm Accident Involving a Bacon Slicer pdf [size: 43KB ]

Aug 2001 Swimming Pool Accident pdf [size: 19KB ]

Jun 2001 Portable Grinder Accident pdf [size: 28KB ]

Feb 2001 Forklift accident case history No. 6: Fork Dislodges off Fork-Carriage onto Operator's Leg pdf [size: 82KB ]

Oct 1999 Forklift accident case history No. 5: Worker Crushed Between two Containers pdf [size: 60KB ]

Mar 1999 Accident Involving a COMPAC Fruit Grading Machine pdf [size: 36KB ]

Nov 1998 Gantry crane fatal accident pdf [size: 15KB ]

Feb 1997 Failure to isolate or lockout machine results in injury to hand pdf [size: 184KB ]

Feb 1997 MIG welding explosion: aluminium boat pdf [size: 196KB ]

Jan 1997 Forklift accident case history No. 4: Person in Danger During Unloading pdf [size: 14KB ]

Jan 1997 School pupil dies after falling through glass window pdf [size: 289KB ]

Oct 1996 Serious Go-Kart Accidents Prompt Review pdf [size: 24KB ]

Nov 1995 Near-miss incident - Axle stand fails under load pdf [size: 251KB ]

Aug 1995 Battery Explosions from jump starting pdf [size: 172KB ]

Aug 1995 Electrocution - welding in wet conditions pdf [size: 257KB ]

Aug 1995 Piling rig injury - track machine (caterpillar type - articulated steel-band tracks) pdf [size: 257KB ]

Apr 1995 Mechanic injured while using a torque multiplier pdf [size: 137KB ]

Jan 1995 Forklift accident case history No. 1 pdf [size: 371KB ]

Jan 1995 Forklift accident case history No. 2 pdf [size: 295KB ]

Jan 1995 Forklift accident case history No. 3 pdf [size: 350KB ]

Nov 1994 Driver dies after fall from top of container pdf [size: 401KB ]

Sep 1994 Fatal accident involving crane and overhead power lines pdf [size: 397KB ]

Sep 1994 Port worker crushed between bales of wood pulp pdf [size: 376KB ]

Sep 1994 Safety with truss presses pdf [size: 441KB ]

May 1994 Automotive parts washers warning for users pdf [size: 194KB ]

May 1994 Kitchen staff suffer serious burns pdf [size: 165KB ]

May 1994 Paint fumes ignite during vessel maintenance causing serious accident pdf [size: 389KB ]

Aug 1993 Serious port accident - worker struck by steel band pdf [size: 297KB ]

Jun 1993 Build-up of toxic fumes in refrigerated hold halts work pdf [size: 388KB ]

Jun 1993 Fall during log-loading kills waterside worker pdf [size: 450KB ]

Mar 1993 Deaths of farm youngsters highlight need for greater parent care pdf [size: 221KB ]

Dec 1992 Arm amputated by timber trimming saw pdf [size: 214KB ]

Nov 1992 Watersider struck by log loaderpdf [size: 325KB ]