Tag: Incident Investigation
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A dip, a slip and a hospital trip
In an unexpected turn the New South Wales Court of Appeal has dismissed a case put to the District Court involving a customer who fell in the cold section of the Coles Neutral Bay Supermarket in 2010. The case which was finalised in August last year resulted in Coles Supermarkets being sued for nearly $120,000…
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Worker contributorily negligent in stock trolley injury, but employer still responsible
A Queensland IGA worker was injured by a 240kg loaded trolley which ran into the back of her heel during a store fit out. The worker claimed to not have been trained in use of the trolley or OHS procedures but was found to have been contributorily negligent in failing to take reasonable care for…
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The value of witness statements in workers compensation
A recent case appealed before the Federal Court re-affirms the importance of witnesses in workers compensation matters. A worker claimed to have lifted a 35kg box and felt excruciating pain, witnesses could not verify his claims and liability for compensation was rejected.
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McDonalds cleaner suing after slipping in spilt liquid
A major fast food retailer has told a hearing in an Adelaide court that a cleaner who slipped and fell outside one of its shops is responsible for her own injuries.
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Reasons Organisational Model of System Accidents
Reason proposed that there are two types of accidents, those that happen to individuals and those that happen to organisations. Organisational accidents do not occur due to a single human error; they have multiple causes involving many people operating at different levels. James Reasons ‘Swiss Cheese Model’ of accident investigation helps to explain how to…
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Teen arsonist arrested in relation to a fire at Target Country Port Lincoln
Image Credit: Port Lincoln Times A 14 year old Port Lincoln boy was arrested on Tuesday for arson in relation to the fire that destroyed the Target Country Port Lincoln store and damaged neighbouring buildings on Sunday afternoon. Customers and staff had to evacuate the store when the fire started at about 3:30pm . 16 Port…
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Harris Scarfe convicted of negligence after the death of a shopper – 2007
Majort South Australian retailer, Harris Scarfe Australia Pty Ltd, was convicted and fined more than $20,000 in 2007 after an 89 year old woman suffered serious leg injuries in an incident while shopping at the flagship Rundle Mall store in 2005.
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Woman ‘killed by shopping trolley’ at Tea Tree Plaza inquest told
State Coroner Mark Johns handed down his findings today following an incident where a elderly couple on a shopping trip at Tea Tree Plaza were knocked over by a trolley, the trolley failed to lock into the travelator they were ascending and fell backward resulting in the death of one of the shoppers.
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Was the chip still warm?
In a ruling that will have ramifications for many retailers, the High Court has found Woolworths negligent in failing to remove a greasy potato chip from the floor of one of its shopping centres, resulting in a customer slipping and sustaining significant injury.
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Fatal incident at Hopi Hari theme park
February 24 2012, at Hopi Hari theme park in São Paulo, Brazil, a 14-year-old girl was killed after falling 80-90 feet from a drop tower named “La Tour Eiffel”. According to early reports from witnesses, the girl fell forward as the car was in free fall, the incident calls into question the safety management of…