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Worksafe has flagged it intends to prosecute two different construction companies after a teenage worker was killed on site two years ago.

SAFEWORK NSW

Fatality

• Incident date: 23/08/2018
• Event: Fall from height through plastic roof sheeting
• Location: Tomago in Northern NSW

A 19-year-old first year apprentice electrician was on the roof of a single storey commercial building, assisting with the installation of solar panels. The worker stepped on a plastic roof sheet and fell approximately 7 metres.

The rope line had excessive slack between the worker and the anchorage point. The excessive slack in the rope line allowed the worker to fall the 7 metres to the concrete slab below.

A MAN has died and another is fighting for life after a crane accidentally dropped 1.5 tonnes of concrete in Melbourne.

Three men were working in the pit at the basement of the residential building site when the chain holding the kibble - a bucket used to transport concrete on a work site - reportedly snapped.

Teen worker raised safety concerns before fatal fall

The devastated mother of a teenage boy who fell 12 metres to his death during a building refurbishment has pleaded for tighter regulations on WA worksites, including the introduction of industrial manslaughter laws.

"Someone is going to get killed": Mother reveals her son told her he was worried about the safety of his worksite just eight days before he fell 12metres to his death

• The mother of a 17-year-old construction worker who fell to his death has spoken 
• Regan Ballantine's son, Wesley, fell 12 metres through a glass ceiling in 2017
• She wants tighter regulation on workplace safety and a hazard reporting system
• Wesley went to his mother eight days before his death, concerned for his safety
• She says he wasn't comfortable voicing his concerns to the worksite's foreman

A Water Corporation's man has died in a workplace incident in Henderson in Perth's south.

The employee was crouching down welding hand railings onto a platform at a height of more than three metres when he lost his balance on 19 August 2016. He did not have adequate fall protection, a travel restraining system or a fall-arrest harness.

The company had not prepared a safe work method statement before work began.

UPDATE: The man who died at Inpex on Wednesday night is understood to have fallen into the tank which was being filled with a dust-like substance.

The alarm was raised around 8pm when the man, who was wearing a harness at the time, fell into substance and disappeared below the surface, it is understood.

It’s not clear whether the harness broke, or was not attached to anything.

Tradie’s death referred to NT Worksafe. A much-loved Darwin tradie, who fell to his death on February 3 2016 was a "LARRIKIN" rigger known as a stickler for safety fell more than 60m to his death in front of his mates after climbing a Telstra tower without a harness on, a coronial inquest has heard.

Mr Kyle-Little, who was working for a Telstra subcontractor, fell after climbing back up the tower without a harness to retrieve tools left behind over lunch.

Eliminate the Risk

Avoid working at height where possible or locate plant and equipment in safe locations where there’s no risk of a fall. After all, if you’re not at height, gravity has much less pull.

Guard the Hazard

When working at height is essential, ensure that workers aren’t exposed to unnecessary risks by providing a parapet or guardrail to eliminate fall hazards.

Protect the Worker

If it’s not possible to eliminate the risk of falling, use the appropriate fall protection system to help minimize the consequences of a fall. This is achievable through either a fall arrest or fall restraint system.