Woman killed in worksite accident at quarry south-east of Melbourne
A woman has been crushed to death after her truck plummeted off the edge of a quarry at Nyora, south-east of Melbourne.The driver was pinned under the vehicle after it rolled down an embankment of the sand quarry at about 1pm today.
Worksafe said it was aware of the incident and is investigating. Victoria's workplace death toll for 2016 is now at five. The woman’s death is the second at the quarry in six years.
In November 2010, excavator operator Adrian Dowell, 48, was buried alive when the unstable slope he was working beneath gave way.
Metro Quarry Group acquired the quarry in 2013, introduced new management and created an in-house safety manager.
It describes as "lackadaisical" the safety culture of the quarry's former operator, according to Fair Work Commission documents published last month.
Source: http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/03/01/17/39/woman-killed-in-worksite-truck-accident-at-quarry-south-east-of-melbourne
Vocabulary:
Quarry - pedreira
Crushed - esmagado
Pinned - preso/ prendeu-se
Embankment - aterrou / rolou
Unstable Slope - encosta movediça
O texto relata acidentes fatais que ocorreram numa pedreira. E a providencia tomada pela pedreira apos o acidente.
ReplyDeleteSem dúvida alguma os acidentes com veículos motorizados possuem alto índice de ocorrências e áreas de mineração e empresas de transportes tem isto como prioridade em segurança.
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