Man Dies After Accident With Bin at Fast Food Restaurant

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An accident that happened on Friday the 8th March that killed one person and injured another is a timely reminder of the importance of safe procedures being employed not just in the workplace but also in public.

The accident happened in a fast food restaurant car park in Mill Park located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Whilst a garbage truck was emptying a bin it hit an 86-year-old man and an 83-year-old woman.

Here are the details according to the WorkSafe Victoria website at https://www.worksafenews.com.au/:

WorkSafe has launched an investigation into the death of an 86-year-old man who was hit by a garbage truck last Friday while it was emptying a bin at a Mill Park fast food restaurant car park. 

He was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries, and died later that night.

An 83-year-old woman also suffered head injuries from the incident, but remains in a stable condition.

WorkSafe Chief Executive Denise Cosgrove said the incident was a tragedy for the man and woman, their family and everyone else involved.

“While the investigation into the cause of the incident has just begun, it serves as a reminder of the dangers of vehicles operating close to pedestrians,” she said.

“We find that cordoning off the location during activity, having clear pedestrian pathways, using trained spotters and clear signage are just some of the ways workplaces can eliminate those dangers.“

The man’s death brings this year’s workplace toll for the year to five, compared to four this time last year.

Source: https://www.worksafenews.com.au/

It is essential that all workplaces have safety procedures in place when they operate mobile plant and equipment especially when there is a possibility that it will come into contact with pedestrians.

The way to ensure that appropriate control measures are implemented for hazards is to conduct a risk assessment, involving the staff concerned, to ensure that the best control measures are implemented.

But this also applies to operating outside of the workplace in the public arena. As you read the elderly man died after sustaining injuries from the garbage truck in an incident that may have been avoided if proper safety measures were followed.

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