Mechanical & Electrical Services
2026/04 – Lift & Shift Workplace Fatality in Italy
A 5-tonne transformer tragically fell onto an individual operating a forklift.
See case study2025/06 – Urgent product safety notice: Risk of electrocution from Tucson circulating pumps
Tucson 5m, 6m and 8m circulating pumps manufactured between 2017 and 2024 carry a serious risk of electrocution.
See case study2020/03 – Thumb Injury using Drill
A worker was drilling unistrut using a 36-volt battery drill on an upturned cable reel. The worker was holding the unistrut in place with his left-hand and using the hand-held drill with their right. When drilling the unistrut, the drill slid across the unistrut and met the workers left-hand thumb, resulting in a serious injury to his thumb.
See case study2019/05 – Uncharted Electricity Cable Strike
A reminder of the potential dangerous when working near underground services. A worker was hand-digging a trial hole in a footpath when their shovel encountered an unmarked, uncharted, pot-ended cable resulting in a minor flash and some smoke. The potential outcome could have been much more serious.
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