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Interesting the causes of fatalities. I have worked in one industry (geophysics) for over fifty years. This involved operations with machinery and explosives, often in remote areas, and including marine operations.
Despite much of this period being before modern OH&S practices, I have never been directly connected to a fatality, in the sense of being in the same work section or having any sort of responsibility. There have probably been less than twenty fatalities in the industry that I have knowledge of over this time (This would include all Australian operations and a lot of overseas ones). Almost all of these have been motor vehicle accidents, one fixed wing light aircraft accident (flew into a hill in VMC, in PNG), and a couple of suicides.
There have been a few close calls, again, mostly motor vehicle accidents, but also one ship fire, and two helicopter crashes, a couple of machinery accidents.
Serious injuries - again, mostly motor vehicles, a few machinery, one explosive accident (that was actually a university operation, not strictly industry).
Originally Posted by cripesamighty
, Have you ever wondered why there are so many women drivers on dump trucks on minesites?
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