WorkSafe warn SME to properly plan high-risk, ad hoc work
A 31-year old worker was crushed to death while helping move a 1.84-tonne press brake which could not be shifted by a forklift. Continue →
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Forestry worker dead after being put at risk by ‘uncommon’ method
WorkSafe is again urging the forestry sector to reflect on what more it can do to improve safety, as the details of yet another worker death emerge from a court prosecution
Jake Duncan was fatally struck when a log came loose and hurtled 325 metres down a hill at Tangoio, north of Napier, in June 2021. Continue →
Fatal interactions between forklifts and people
A major freight distribution and logistics company has been fined more than half a million dollars after an incident involving a forklift that left a man fatally injured
Toll Networks (NZ) Limited was sentenced in the Auckland District Court after a worker was crushed to death by falling pallets that were being moved from a train wagon by forklift in September 2016. Continue →
Unintended track movement due to remote control unit failure
Two recent incidents involving remote control unit failure in mining and quarrying operations have caused WorkSafe concern
There was no harm caused in either occasion but the potential is high for injuries should recommended steps below not be followed. Continue →