| Occupation |
Injury Type |
Activity |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting a heavy roller |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
slipped on steps while carrying heavy spindle |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting heavy roll of plastic |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
building tyres |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
long hours at a press |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
pushing level forwards |
| Machine Operator |
fracture |
fell off logs during supervisory outdoor training course |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting box of fan blades |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
replacing bobbins, cutting wool |
| Machine Operator |
torn ligament |
slipped off step of back-hoe |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
prolonged welding / reaching |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
placing cones on spindles of warping machine |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
striking a mould with a hammer |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting roll of plastic off machine |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
lifting boxes from pallets |
| Machine Operator |
crush |
caught hand in rollers while unjamming machine |
| Machine Operator |
multiple |
fell into a pit - loose cover plate |
| Machine Operator |
hernia |
lifting a container of wires |
| Machine Operator |
strains (multiple) |
a) repetitive sewing b) fell off chair |
| machine operator |
rsi |
repetitve stripping of "skeleton" off strips of stamps |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting carpet and feeding it into machine |
| Machine Operator |
rsi, carpal tunnel |
packing teabags |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
dumper machine lifted & jolted back, moving concrete |
| Machine operator |
laceration |
heavy pipe fell on her hand while preparing machine |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
lifting roll of paper onto printing machine |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
crushed hand between column and loaded trolley |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
pulling jammed metal plates out of machine |
| Machine Operator |
multiple |
struck head on projecting ductwork |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting heavy springs |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
heavy suspended load-slipped - he restrained it. |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting steel mesh |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
repetitive placement of metal parts in auto lathe |
| Machine Operator |
rotator cuff, tennis |
operating grease pump repetitively |
| Machine Operator |
misc |
hit on head by 35kg piece of metal |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting and loading bobbins of yarn |
| Machine Operator |
amputation |
operating a spindle moulder machine |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
feeding cigarettes into a packing machine |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
placing biscuits in cellophane |
| Machine Operator |
arthritis |
inserting conrods into a rotating unit |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
upending heavy rolls of plastic |
| Machine Operator |
back |
push/pull/pack cans |
| Machine operator |
strain |
jumped off truck after heavy lifting |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
tilt and lift bale of plastic sheet |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
pushing loaded cart, lifting |
| Machine Operator |
mh |
packing, lifting pistons into box |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting front window of excavator |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
pushing brick moulds along track; hammering |
| Machine Operator |
entrapment |
reaching through opening to unblock machine |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
hit elbow on machine |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
lifting and positioning rolls of wrapping paper |
| Machine Operator |
fracture |
operating a dough rolling machine |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
slipped whilst descending stairs |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
shifting bags full of resin |
| Machine Operator |
crush |
left hand trapped between infeed rollers |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
pushing & manoeuvering a heavy roll of paper |
| Machine Operator |
rotator cuff |
repetitive & forceful use of a manual press |
| Machine operator |
rsi |
repetitive lifting of long, heavy tongs |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
repetitive climbing on machinery and kneeling |
| Machine Operator |
rotator cuff |
pulling a box of plastic scrap from under machine |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
repeatedly lifting & processing bobbins |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting roll of paper onto hat making machine |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
repetitive handling of heavy strips of steel |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
cutting freshly made balls out of frame |
| Machine Operator |
entrapment |
handling rolls of material into dying machinery |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
packing hosiery |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
doffing reels of yarn on winding machines |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
placing dye casts into computerised lathes |
| Machine Operator |
finger |
hand caught between rollers |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
removal of bobbin |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting garbage bin |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
pulling plastic boxes out die-casting machine |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
pushing reels of plastic |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting a box full of equipment |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting boxes of chocolate from pallets to hopper |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting a pallet overhead |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting heavy sheet of timber on to routing machine |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting rolls of material |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting a heavy box (repetitive lifting) |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
placing & removing tyre from moulding machine |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
stamping & bagging can ends |
| Machine Operator |
multiple |
slipped on masonite, hand slipped into drill |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
loading wool bobbins onto cartridges (repetitive) |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
handling a door during its manufacture |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
operating a teabag box-forming machine |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
operating a cable-making machine |
| Machine Operator |
burns |
explosion in flow coating machine |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
slipped on wet floor in toilet |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
1. Repetitive machine work. 2. Slip & Fall |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
pulling silver plate sheeting through press machine |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
lifting a mould |
| Machine Operator |
concussion |
tripped over piece of steel |
| Machine Operator |
cut |
steel strap snapped while tightening |
| Machine Operator |
unknown |
struck on neck by rock thrown by co-worker |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
pressing pedal on stapling machine |
| Machine Operator |
amputation |
amputated fingers in licorice chopper |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
pushing coils into a coiling machine |
| machine operator |
strain |
lifting lead billets |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
packing 16kg boxes of bandages |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
pulling a heavy A-frame loaded with wet fabric |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
repetitive effects of vibrating caulking gun |
| Machine Operator |
carpal tunnel syndrome |
repetitive use of heavy machinery |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
sewing leather upper of shoes |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
slipped on oil on floor while turning press head |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
repetitive work on metal press |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
sewing canvas blinds, lifting bundles of canvas |
| Machine Operator |
rsi (CTS) |
operating tea packing machines, taping, unblocking |
| Machine Operator |
rsi |
bagging ends |
| Machine Operator |
amputation |
press ramp descended unexpectedly |
| Machine Operator |
strain |
lifting a wire basket |
| Machine Operator |
prolapse |
strenuous hose-pulling during manufacture |
| Machine operator |
strain |
packing - forceful movements |
| Machine Operator /Packer |
strain |
hit knee on machine while frequently rising |
| Machine Opertor |
strain |
foot jammed in gap next to platform |
| Machine Opertor |
strain |
lifting heavy rolls of bandage |
| Machine Setter |
amputation |
trapped finger in 2-tonne press |
| Machine Setter/Operator |
lacerations |
repositioning a piece of metal |
| Machinery Operator |
|
handling large paper roll |
| Machinery Operator |
strain |
jolted while excavating rock |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing zippers into jeans |
| Machinist |
rsi |
lifting, sorting & sewing items |
| Machinist |
rsi |
operating air gun to rivet locking mechanism |
| Machinist |
strain |
making jumpers |
| Machinist |
rsi |
feeding material info overlocking machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing ladies garments together |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing mens' trousers |
| Machinist |
rsi |
lifting bundles of jumpers |
| Machinist |
strain |
strenuous and repetitive lifting |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing ski pants |
| Machinist |
strain |
bending down from chair to pick up garments/floor |
| Machinist |
mh |
lifting heavy pallet |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing elastic onto undergarments |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pleating garments |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pulling material through sewing machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pushing on pedal to operate sewing machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing heavy weatherproof material |
| Machinist |
torn muscle |
depressing pedal on sewing machine |
| Machinist |
bruising |
fell from chair collapsing |
| Machinist |
strain |
lifting a door jig |
| Machinist |
strain |
restrained a heavy roll of fabric which overbalanced |
| Machinist |
rotator cuff |
machining heavy material; sloping floor |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pushing a button to operate a crane |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing together leather boot/shoe |
| Machinist |
rsi |
lifting & sewing |
| Machinist |
strain |
lifting jeans off trolley, and pushing trolley |
| Machinist |
knee |
tripped over steel box |
| Machinist |
slip |
slipped on oily floor |
| Machinist |
rsi |
folding denim then sewing into position |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pressing labels onto garments |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing army boots |
| Machinist |
strain |
prolonged work with bent neck |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pushing on foot pedal of sewing machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
lifting and sewing curtain |
| Machinist |
strain |
pushing a trolley |
| Machinist |
rsi |
handling trousers for machinery |
| Machinist |
rsi |
lifting and placing bobbins of yarn |
| Machinist |
strain |
pushing on pedal to operate machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pulling fabric thru sewing machine - make moccasin |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing flies onto jeans |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing together two pieces of material making pyjamas |
| Machinist |
rsi |
gather/pull thread |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing moccasins together |
| Machinist |
overuse strain |
grading socks - bent neck |
| Machinist |
strain |
repetitive pushing of a faulty pedal on a sewing machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
stitching, hand sewing, lifting material |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pulling down lever to operate button hole machine |
| Machinist |
strain |
pressing pedal of sewing machine |
| Machinist |
strain/rotator cuff |
sewing doonas and protectors |
| Machinist |
rsi |
lift/stretch/pull equip |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing shirts together, lifting bundles of shirts |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing pockets on overalls |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing buttons onto a skirt |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing track suits and dressing gowns |
| Machinist |
mh |
lifting patient |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pulling garment through notching machine |
| Machinist |
back |
rep lifting twisting |
| Machinist |
back |
lifting equipment |
| Machinist |
strain |
reaching for garments below and to the left |
| Machinist |
strain |
assembling garments |
| Machinist |
rsi |
stretching/easing fabric & elastic |
| Machinist |
amputation |
lift circular valve bodies on/off machines/pallets |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing zips onto overalls |
| Machinist |
strain |
throwing bundle of dresses over shoulder |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing briefs/t-shirts/tank tops/track suits |
| Machinist |
rsi |
feeding material into sewing machine |
| Machinist |
strain |
slipped on stairs |
| Machinist |
strain |
sewing together sample frocks then lifting them |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pushing foot pedal of sewing machine |
| Machinist |
back |
lifting and cutting |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing,double stitching, button holing |
| Machinist |
strain |
machining garments |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing collars onto overalls |
| Machinist |
rsi |
twisting seams in order to sew them |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing ladies lingerie |
| Machinist |
neck |
lifting sheets |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing together ladies underwear |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing industrial clothing |
| Machinist |
strain |
operating hand crane to lift brake drums to lathe |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing shoe lining |
| Machinist |
rsi |
rotating a wheel on blind stitch machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing leather garments together |
| Machinist |
laceration |
finger caught in threading machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
repetitive and mildly forceful clothing manufacture |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pushing foot on pedal and tearing fibre board |
| Machinist |
rsi |
mounting stuffing & material on frame with pegs |
| Machinist |
rsi |
lifting then sewing elastic into tracksuits |
| Machinist |
strain |
unsecuring & removing a sewing machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
operating a sewing machine |
| Machinist |
strain |
lifting 7kg roll of material |
| Machinist |
strain |
lowering roll of fabric onto table |
| Machinist |
strain |
lifting bundles of clothing/sewing |
| Machinist |
rsi |
twisting to pick up garments/sewing |
| Machinist |
rsi |
guiding patches through a sewing machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing collars to shirts |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pulling on stretched stocking |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pushing and pulling fabric through sewing machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing shoes on quota |
| Machinist |
rsi |
holding material in order to sew on buttons |
| Machinist |
amputation |
sawing pieces of laminated chipboard |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing shoe parts together |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing shoulder seams |
| Machinist |
strain |
stooped from seat; also, repetitive bending |
| Machinist |
rsi |
holding machine steady to wrap plastic around yarn |
| Machinist |
strain |
overlocking |
| Machinist |
strain |
lifting a bag of plastic material |
| Machinist |
rsi |
lifting bundle of clothing material |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing car seats |
| Machinist |
neck |
lifting/handling material |
| Machinist |
rsi |
guiding garments through sewing machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
lifting boxes, overlocking |
| Machinist |
rsi |
twisting stockings with hand |
| Machinist |
rsi |
pushing a lever to operated sewing machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
operating studding machine on jeans |
| Machinist |
rsi |
manufacturing hats and ties |
| Machinist |
rsi |
lifting and sewing garments |
| Machinist |
amputation |
hand slipped into machine |
| Machinist |
misc |
tripped on off cuts on floor |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing garments together |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing garments together |
| Machinist |
rsi |
guiding pyjamas through sewing machine to sew label |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing together uniforms |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing hems of garments together |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing waist bands & belts |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing dresses together |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing a whole garment together |
| machinist |
strain |
slipped and fell when jacket landed too far |
| Machinist |
strain |
hit by heavy box of reels which fell on her |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing leg in seams in men's overalls |
| Machinist |
strain |
repetitive stretching and twisting |
| Machinist |
strain |
bending to lift a bundle of garments out of a box |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing leather fast |
| Machinist |
prolapsed disc |
Repetitive machining work |
| Machinist |
rsi |
machining curtains |
| Machinist |
strain |
repetitive work on an overlocker |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing, operating foot pedal |
| Machinist |
hearing loss |
exposure to noise |
| machinist |
strain |
lifting a bundle of singlets |
| Machinist |
strain |
prolonged machining of curtains |
| Machinist |
rsi |
lifting & moving a rotor from conveyor belt |
| Machinist |
RSI |
sewing leg seams in mens' overalls |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing quilts, pillows |
| Machinist |
shoulder |
sewing constantly |
| Machinist |
strain |
bending to apply a label to a box |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing together skirts |
| Machinist |
rsi |
stretch material & feed machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
guiding cloth through cutting machine |
| Machinist |
rsi |
repetitive sewing of elasticised track pants |
| Machinist |
strain |
repetitive and forceful sewing machine work |
| Machinist |
fanglion |
machining leather bags |
| Machinist |
strain |
handling heavy mattresses during manufacture |
| Machinist |
rsi |
sewing brassiere cups |
| Machinist |
strain |
machining Fire Brigade uniforms |
| Machinist |
rsi |
repetitive sewing of lace veils (outworker) |
| Machinist |
strain |
stretching to reach conveyor (too high) |
| Machinist |
rsi |
attaching hip & ruler pocket to mens' jeans |
| Machinist |
strain |
repetitive heavy handling |
| Machinist |
strain |
twisted to lift heavy bundle of t-shirts |
| Machinist |
strain |
manually pushing a heavy "steady" or a big lathe |
| Machinist |
strain |
repetitive work on a sewing machine |
| Machinist (clothing) |
rsi |
feeding fabric onto the needles of machine |
| Machinist (clothing) |
strain |
lifting jeans from trolley, sewing jeans |
| Machinist (linkage operator) |
rotator cuff tendinitis |
repetitive machining of clothing |
| Machinist (overlock) |
compressed disc |
operating sewing machine |
| Machinist / Process Worker |
strain |
sewing-machine work: car seat covers |
| Machinist/cutter |
rsi |
stitching bags, folding same |
| Machinist/overlocker |
torn ligament |
pushing pedals to sew dressing gowns |
| Machinist/Overlocker |
rsi |
guiding material through overlocker |
| Machinist/Packer |
rsi |
pulling down handle to operate tapping machine |
| Machinist-two needle |
rsi |
peddling & filling machine |
| Macine Operator |
strain |
forklift hit metal steps which struck her in the back |
| Mail Contractor |
fracture |
fell at dark ramp behind Post Office |
| Mail driver |
strain |
lifting mail bags |
| Mail Room Operator |
strain |
lifting heavy boxes of pamphlets |
| Mail Supervisor |
multiple |
fell from a ladder |
| Maintenance Assistant |
bronchial condition |
operating a shot blast unit |
| Maintenance Fitter |
strain |
lifting moulding boxes |
| Maintenance Fitter |
multiple |
prolonged kneeling |
| Maintenance Fitter |
back |
assembling/lifting/manoeuvering steel frames |
| Maintenance Fitter |
misc |
car accident |
| Maintenance Man |
strain |
dragging sheets of reinforcing mesh across ground |
| Maintenance man |
strain |
lifting a feed roll from a machine; later, opening roller door |
| Maintenance Mechanic |
strain |
drill jammed while in awkward posture |
| Maintenance Mechanic |
fall |
fell from stack of pales |
| Maintenance person |
strain |
spanner slipped off ill-fitting nut |
| Maintenance Supervisor |
strain |
injured while renovating a kitchen |
| Maintenance Tradesman |
unknown |
tripped on protruding bolt in floor |
| Maintenance worker |
strain |
makeshift scaffold collapsed |
| Maintenance Worker |
laceration |
struck by falling glass during removal of broken window |
| Manager |
chlorine exposure |
poorly repaired washing machine leaked gas |
| Manager |
multiple |
stepped into pot hole in the dark |
| Manager |
strain |
stooping into chest freezer to remove boxed food |
| Manager |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Manager |
strain |
slipped while exiting bath in motel |
| Manager |
strain |
prolonged keyboard work in unsupported postures |
| Manager |
asthma |
exposure to leaking ammonia (refrigeration) |
| Manager |
strain |
lifting and stacking a bin |
| Manager |
multiple |
struck by swing gate hit by charging cow |
| Manager |
heart attack |
lifting cartons and carrying up stairs |
| Manager |
back |
slipped in cellar |
| Manager (Assistant) |
strain |
unloading heavy chipboard from truck |
| manager (assistant) |
strain |
lifting 50 kg bags of fertilizer |
| Manager (Bottle Shop) |
strain |
repetitive lifting of boxed liquor |
| Manager (Pharmacy) |
strain |
pushing open a bank's heavy entrance door |
| Manual Handler |
strain |
loading cardboard sheets onto conveyor belt |
| Marine Engineer |
strain |
pulling a heavy pipe in a ship's bilge |
| Marine fitter |
strain |
stumbled on ship's steps while carrying pipes |
| Marine Opertor |
lacerations |
fell from ladder in a dry dock |
| Materials Cutter |
strain |
heavy and repetitive work, cutting material |
| Meat Hand & Boner |
mh |
lifting pieces of meat, boning meat |
| Meat Lumper |
fall |
lifting pig carcass |
| Meat Lumper/Boner |
|
lifting/carry meat |
| Meat Manager |
strain |
lifting 30kg cartons of meat onto shelf |
| Meat Packer |
strain |
repeated lifting of 27kg boxes of frozen meat |
| Meat Packer |
rsi |
rolling pieces of meat, then lifting into box |
| Meat Packer |
crush |
forklift driven over his foot |
| Meat Packer |
prolapsed disc |
pulling trolley of meat from refrigerator |
| Meat Packer |
strain |
repeated lifting of silversides |
| Meat Packer |
strain |
lifting trays of supermarket meat off butchers' trolley |
| Meat Slicer |
strain |
cutting meat off bone |
| Meat Worker |
strain |
lifting carcass to chain, pushing |
| Meat Worker |
strain |
lifting meat onto a pole |
| Meat Worker |
strain |
slipped on steps with one handrail |
| Meat Worker |
strain |
carcass fell on him; slipped on fat on floor |
| Meat Worker |
strain |
pulling trolley load of meat |
| meat worker |
rsi |
packing 30kg boxes of meat |
| Meat Worker |
laceration |
knocked down by moving carcass, cut self |
| Meat Worker |
strain |
handling/lifting boxes of met |
| Meat Worker |
strain |
pulling apart legs of beast - chain suddenly stopped |
| Meat Worker |
strain |
stripping offal from sheep carcasses |
| Meat Worker |
strain |
pushing suspended cow |
| Meatworker |
strain |
repetitive fat trimming |
| Meatworker |
Loss |
Unknown |
| Meatworker |
fracture |
fell on greasy metal step in abattoir |
| Meatworker |
strain |
slipped on fat on steel platform |
| Meatworker |
rotator cuff tear |
repetitive and forceful pushing and pulling |
| Meatworker |
strain |
slipped and fell while crossing conveyor |
| Meatworker |
strain |
restraining packs of meat on a conveyor |
| Meatworker |
cut |
boning meat |
| Meatworker |
strain |
pushing carcasses along rails |
| Meatworker |
strain |
lifting heavy animal heads |
| Meatworker |
strain |
"legging" sheep carcasses |
| Meatworker/Drover |
strain |
rushed and kicked by runaway steer |
| Mechanic |
rsi |
drilling holes in aircraft wing, steel rod in hole |
| Mechanic |
strain |
supporting a heavy 3-wheeled vehicle on a trailer |
| Mechanic |
prolapse |
prolonged work under a car hoist |
| Mechanic |
strain |
pushing heavy 4WD over a hump in garage |
| Mechanic |
strain |
repeated, low bending at cheese slice stacker |
| Mechanic |
burns |
burnt when air compressor ignited solvent during maintenance |
| Mechanic |
strain |
lifting steering box |
| Mechanic |
misc |
striking a mallet against car window |
| Mechanic |
rsi |
lifting lathe chuck |
| Mechanic |
multiple |
truck cabin fell during servicing |
| Mechanic |
strain |
part-lifting heavy truck suspension springs |
| Mechanic |
fracture |
jack fell and crushed his leg (auto service centre) |
| Mechanic |
strain |
removing gear box from bus |
| Mechanic |
strain |
lifting and manoevering heavy dual wheels |
| Mechanic |
strain |
manually installing gear box - faulty trolley jack |
| Mechanic |
strain |
repeated heavy lifting (gearboxes, diffs) using his knees |
| Mechanic |
strain |
lifting 43kg wheel on to bus |
| Mechanic |
multiple |
slipped on truck wheel while using it as a platform |
| Mechanic |
fracture, prol.disc |
slipped whilst walking past chill roller |
| Mechanic |
sprain |
tightening bands on transmission |
| Mechanic |
fracture |
bolt broke during tightening |
| Mechanic (Diesel) |
strain |
lifting a heavy steel beam while repairing it |
| Mechanic/diesel fitter |
strain |
slipped on excavator's wet step, grabbed rail |
| Medical Orderly |
strain |
pushing patient trolley around corner to recovery |
| Medical Scientist |
strain |
examining specimens under microscope |
| Medical Secretary |
rsi |
typing on keyboard |
| Medical Technologist |
rsi |
examining specimens with microscope |
| Member of Public |
sprain |
walking to beach - slipped on sandy ramp |
| Member of Public |
fall |
walking over pit lid |
| Member of Public |
fall |
walking steps |
| Mender |
rsi |
repetitive mending of garments |
| Merchandiser |
strain |
pulling a trolley of bread |
| Merchandiser |
strain |
slipped on wet and dirty supermarket floor |
| Merchandiser |
strain |
lifting and handling boxes of dairy products |
| Merchandiser |
strain |
lifting cartons of bottled drinks into private garage |
| Merchandising Manager |
strain |
lifting and throwing boxes in cramped circumstances |
| Metal Fabrication |
fract |
hit by snagged beam |
| Metal Handler |
burn |
lifting heavy melting ingots, emptying drums |
| Metal Polisher |
rsi |
operating a polishing machine |
| Metal Polisher |
rsi |
holding objects at rotating polishing brush |
| Metal Worker |
rsi |
drilling together sheet metal |
| Metal Worker |
strain |
lifting a "Transit" case |
| Metal Worker |
strain |
operating a metal press |
| Metal Worker |
strain |
lifting heavy garage door |
| Metal Worker |
severed fingers |
bending metal parts |
| Meter Reader |
strain |
fell when outside red gum step collapsed |
| Milk Delivery driver |
strain |
lifting and loading heavy, milk-filled hoses |
| Milk Maid |
fracture |
slipped on milking shed steps |
| Milk Truck Delivery |
strain |
lifting milk cartons |
| Milk Truck Driver |
strain |
slipped on floor whilst dragging milk carton |
| Milker |
multiple |
slipped and fell on wet milking shed floor |
| Milkman |
strain |
lifting, handling heavy crates of milk |
| Mill Hand |
strain |
forceful stacking of sheets of veneer |
| Mill Hand - timber |
crush |
foot caught in wood chipper when he lost balance |
| Mill Operator |
strain |
lifting plunger over pipe - mounted pipe |
| Mill Operator |
strain |
unblocking a valve under a float cell et al |
| Mill Worker |
fracture |
cleaning excess rubber off machine with scraper |
| Mill Worker |
strain |
lifting heavy pieces of timber in a confined area |
| Mill Worker/saw doct |
entrapment/crush |
caught foot between roller & plate |
| Miner |
strain |
slipped while descending from underground excavator |
| Miner |
back |
loading explosives |
| Miner |
strain |
moving a heavy "GED" box |
| Miner |
strain |
excavating mine face - cabs jolted |
| Miner |
strain |
bounced when bogger he was driving struck a submerged rock in a mine |
| Miner |
trap |
power gel/cart loader |
| Miner |
|
struck head exiting float cell, using drill with worn clutch |
| Miner |
strain |
lifting and throwing bags, in a mine |
| Miner |
strain |
broke underground drilling rod |
| Miner/Driller |
strain |
slipped on utility (vehicle) tray |
| Mining Supervisor |
strain |
carrying heavy drill tubes |
| Minor |
fracture |
fell off a large, inflated "Bounce ball" |
| Minor |
multiple |
struck in head by high-speed recoiling bungee-rubber metal ring |
| Minor |
fracture |
fell onto hard surface in playground |
| Minor |
laceration |
thrown off toboggan and cut leg |
| Minor |
multiple |
tripped on exposed dynabolts in public rotunda |
| Minor (child) |
fracture |
fell off play equipment (boat) at McDonalds |
| Minor (child) |
fracture |
fell off platform on play equipment |
| Minor (student) |
multiple |
struck in face when flying fox collapsed |
| Mixer |
strain |
slipped off ladder onto concrete floor |
| Mobile Guard |
acc |
driving checking premises |
| Mobile Phone Installer |
strain |
repeated awkward postures |
| Model |
strain |
caught high heel in step when descending from catwalk |
| Mother |
fracture |
fell while alighting from slide |
| Mother of Defendant |
fracture |
tripped on door sill or mat at flat's exit |
| Motor cyclist |
multiple |
motorbike skidded on gravel |
| motor cyclist |
multiple |
evaluate authenticity of digital / video evidence |
| Motor mechanic |
fracture |
auto coil spring slipped from compression tool and expanded |
| Motor Mechanic |
strain |
various motor mechanic duties |
| Motor Mechanic |
strain |
working for periods under hoists with neck extended |
| Motor Mechanic |
hernia |
lifting wheel - alternate work |
| motor mechanic |
fracture |
heavy gate fell on him |
| Motor Mechanic |
lacerations, muscular damage |
chuck flew off lathe |
| Motor Mechanic |
strain |
falling differential wrenched his arm |
| Motor Mechanic |
strain |
bearing weight of heavy gearbox |
| Motor Mechanic |
strain |
slipped and fell off motor boat ladder |
| Motor Mechanic |
strain |
engine block (on stand) slipped while torqueing up |
| Motor Mechanic |
strain |
handling heavy fuel tank |
| Motor Mechanic (apprentice) |
strain |
lifting very heavy gearbox into utility |
| Motor Trimmer |
rotator cuff |
pulling vinyl taut on seats |
| Motor Vehicle Assembler |
strain |
lifting disc sets (brakes) and differentials |
| Motor vehicle wrecker |
multiple |
fell from elevated car body |
| Motor vehicle wrecker |
strain |
attempted to shift heavy motor and transmission |
| Motorcyclist |
multiple |
skidded and lost control on country road |
| motorcyclist |
multiple |
loose gravel caused motorbike to skid |
| Motorcyclist |
multiple |
sticking throttle on motorbike caused two accidents |
| Motorcyclist |
multiple |
struck by car - head on |
| Motorcyclist |
multiple |
front forks failed on rented Harley Davidson |
| Motorcyclist |
multiple |
skidded in gravel in yard at 40kph |
| Motorist |
n/a |
Front wheel sheared off |
| Motorist |
|
two motorists claiming simultaneous green lights |
| Motorist |
multiple |
lost control on RH bend - fishtailed, rolled |
| Motorist |
|
tyre exploded while being pressurised |
| Motorist |
multiple |
missed seeing speed limit sign, crashed |
| Motorist |
whiplash |
low velocity impact by vehicle behind |
| Motorist |
multiple |
motor vehicle accident: assess future capacity |
| Motorist |
amputation |
faulty seatbelt in car accident |
| Motorist |
fatal |
hit by truck at intersection |
| Motorist |
multiple |
(MVA): side-swiped by oncoming vehicle, on curve |
| Mould Caster |
strain |
constant bending to a low work bench |
| Moulder |
strain |
lifting counterweighted door |
| Moulder |
rsi |
lifting moulding box |
| Moulder |
strain |
lifting a moulding box |
| Moulder |
rsi |
pulling a metal guard across |
| Moulder |
strain |
repeated lifing and bending |
| Moulder |
strain |
lifting a moulding box |
| Moulder |
strain |
pulling moulded milk crate out of moulder |
| Moulding machine operator |
rsi |
operating injection moulder |
| Mourner |
multiple |
fell into an open grave at a funeral |
| Mushroom Picker |
strain |
repetitive picking of mushrooms |
| Mushroom picker |
strain |
slipped on mushroom debris and fell |
| MVA - motorcyclist |
multiple |
(MVA): approaching motorist turned right across his path |
