Serious injury | SinNot 2018/01290
Summary: A haul truck driver was admitted to hospital with neck pain after the truck was loaded. The incident was not immediately reported.
Recommendations to industry: The Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2014 clause 178 Serious injury or illness part (a) requires the immediate treatment as an in-patient as a serious injury requiring immediate notification.
The Notification of incident and injury guide provides more detailed information on the types of WHS incidents that must be notified.
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