03:21 pm, Tuesday 21 August, 2012

Consumption of soft drink instead of water may have contributed to a young man’s death from heat stroke in November 2009 while installing insulation, an inquest heard.

The man died on his first day of work installing insulation batts at a home at St Clair in Western Sydney. Courier Mail reported that the young man had no experience and was filling in for a friend who was sick to do the job.

The owner of the home where the victim was installing insulation batts gave him a Coke which may have triggered fluid loss by causing frequent urination.

The victim was the third of four people to suffer fatal injuries while working under the Home Insulation Program, which was ended in February 2010 because of safety issues.

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11:43 am, Thursday 12 January, 2012

A dairy farmer was found dead on his property in north Queensland after his car ran down through a steep gully.

The Courier Mail reports that the victim’s wife became concerned when he did not show up for milking so she went to look for him. His body was found pinned underneath his utility vehicle at the bottom of a steep gully and so his wife called emergency services at 6.35pm.

The victim was pinned by his ute when it rolled down the gully.

Paramedics were at the scene, as well as police, fire crews and Workplace Health and Safety officers. The victim was found dead at the scene. Authorities are suspecting that he had lain under his ute injured for hours before he was found.

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