Fatalities Recorded by the Department of Labour 2011

Workplace fatalities are one of the many indicators of occupational health and safety trends investigated and monitored by the Department. On its own the number of fatalities investigated by the Department is not a reliable guide to levels of safety performance in the workplace.

These statistics show the number of fatal work-related incidents reported to the Department under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. They do not include deaths in the maritime or aviation sectors or fatalities due to work-related road crashes. These are investigated by Maritime New Zealand, the Civil Aviation Authority and the New Zealand Police respectively.

These statistics are provisional as of 31 January 2012 and may change when they’re finalised in 2013, to take account for any accidents that were investigated but later found not to be work-related. They do not include the workplace fatalities as a result of the Canterbury earthquake on 22 February 2011.

Date	Industry	Age	Gender	Locality of accident	Brief details
3/01/2011	Agriculture	59	M	Whakaki	Quad bike fatality
7/01/2011	Agriculture	80	M	Tuatapere	Drowned in sewage pond
9/01/2011	Agriculture	66	M	Te Puke	Fell from mezzanine floor
10/01/2011	Agriculture	28	M	Hamilton	Trapped in effluent irrigator
02/02/2011	Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	28	M	Beaumont, Otago	Suspected drowning in Talla Burn river
5/02/2011	Arts and Recreation Services	2	F	Waiwera	Drowned in pool
7/02/2011	Agriculture	76	M	Dargaville	Farm ute accident
9/02/2011	Mines/Extractives	45	M	Nelson	Dump truck went over a quarry edge
13/02/2011	Health Care and Social Assistance	86	F	Kamo	Fell during the night
17/02/2011	Forestry	61	M	Marlborough	Struck by tree branch
08/03/2011	Agriculture	43	M	Manawatu/Wanganui	Tractor rolled
15/03/2011	Agriculture	83	M	Tirau	Fell from tractor
17/03/2011	Construction	55	M	Christchurch	Electrocution
19/03/2011	Agriculture	60	M	Te Anau	Baler crushing
24/03/2011	Construction	55	M	Hamilton	Truck accident
18/04/2011	Health Care and Social Assistance	54	M	Manukau	Breathing apparatus accident
02/06/2011	Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	42	M	Makara	Forklift rolled while working on overhead lines
04/06/2011	Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	48	F	Onehunga	Explosion in underground tunnel
5/06/2011	Education and Training	30	F	Rodney	Swept away taking water samples; drowned.
4/07/2011	Manufacturing	61	M	Rotorua	Fell from logs
24/07/2011	Agriculture	75	M	Pahiatua	Crushed by bale of hay
8/08/2011	Transport, Postal and Warehousing	51	M	Blenheim	Made contact when testing aeroplane engine
12/08/2011	Manufacturing	42	M	Auckland	Electrocuted
15/08/2011	Construction	49	M	Tauranga	Machinery accident
23/08/2011	Other services	47	M	New Plymouth	Crushed by truck trailer
31/08/2011	Forestry	45	M	Dunedin	Hit by tree
2/09/2011	Agriculture	58	M	Otorohanga	Quad bike fatality
5/09/2011	Agriculture	53	M	Auckland	Quad bike fatality
9/09/2011	Construction	24	M	Manukau	Trench collapse
11/09/2011	Agriculture	2	M	Rotorua	Run over by tractor
12/09/2011	Transport, Postal and Warehousing	30	M	Christchurch	Crushed by generator
21/09/2011	Agriculture	65	M	Southland	Quad bike fatality
24/09/2011	Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	70	M	Manukau	Crushed by forklift
05/10/2011	Forestry	32	M	Gisborne	Hit by tree
12/10/2011	Transport, Postal and Warehousing	32	M	Southland	Crushed by truck
18/10/2011	Agriculture	70	M	Kopaki	Digger accident
31/10/2011	Transport, Postal and Warehousing	64	M	Napier	Died while repairing truck exhaust
03/11/2011	Transport, Postal and Warehousing	53	M	Invercargill	Fell from deck of trailer
11/11/2011	Agriculture	48	M	Mercer	Crushed between digger and tractor
18/11/2011	Public Administration and Safety	22	M	Auckland	Found unresponsive. Also being investigate by NZ Police
2/12/2011	Manufacturing	44	M	Auckland	Found unresponsive by colleague