Purpose The purpose of this safety alert is to highlight the risk of unintentional extension of stabilisers on vehicle loading cranes (VLCs) and, in particular the operation of the stabiliser locking system on some models of Palfinger vehicle loading cranes (VLCs). Background In 2020 the left-hand stabiliser on a Palfinger…
WorkSafe QLD issued an incident alert after several pallets fell onto a forklift at a warehouse, seriously injuring the operator. Preliminary investigations indicate the forklift was stacking pallets onto storage racking when the pallets fell, landing on the forklift’s overhead protection. Falling pallets struck the operator on the back of…
WorkSafe QLD issued an incident alert after a water truck driver suffered fatal injuries. The cabin trapped the driver underneath the truck, after it rolled over on a construction site job in January 2021. IMPORTANT At the time of posting these findings were not yet confirmed. Investigations into the incidents…
A worker suffered serious injuries when he fell from a forklift in December 2020. Early investigations indicate he was attempting to repair a jammed roller door. A forklift’s tines lifted a stillage container being used as a makeshift workbox with the man inside. As the worker moved to one side…
