Incident Summary January 2026 edition
Monthly incident insights
Unsafe situation exposes worker to line-of-fire hazard
An unsafe situation exposed a maintenance worker—one of two workers assigned to the task—to a line-of-fire hazard while they were carrying out alternator repairs on mobile plant in a workshop.…...
Haul truck dislodges from jacks during tyre change
A haul truck became dislodged from two hydraulic jacks—crushing one and knocking over the other—while two tyre fitters were removing and rotating tyres during a scheduled maintenance activity. Two self-propelling…...
Dozer blade components crush worker’s index finger
A dozer blade’s cutting edge released suddenly and crushed a worker’s index finger while they were performing a maintenance activity involving heavy components and lifting operations. The worker was removing…...
Working under vehicles and mobile plant
The central theme of this edition is the dangers of working under vehicles and mobile plant. All too frequently, WorkSafe investigates incidents in which such activities result in serious harm,…...
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