Rockliff Seafoods reveals details about Mooloolaba welding incident

Mooloolaba business Rockliff Seafoods has revealed new details about a workplace welding incident that left a man fighting for his life in hospital.

Emergency services rushed to the Mooloolaba Wharf on Monday morning following a welding incident.

A Mooloolaba seafood business has spoken out following a welding incident on a trawler that left a man with significant burns and fighting for his life in hospital.

Paramedics rushed a man with significant facial, hand and feet burns to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a welding incident on a trawler in the Mooloolaba Marina about 8.25am on July 31.

Yesterday afternoon, the man was fighting for his life, in a critical condition, in the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

A hospital spokeswoman said the man had since been transferred to a Brisbane hospital.

#Mooloolaba - One patient with significant facial, hand and feet burns has been transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital following a welding incident on Parkyn Parade at 8.26am.

— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) July 30, 2023

Rockliff Seafoods spokeswoman Vanessa Rockliff said the trawler was moored at Rockliff’s wharf, but was not one of their vessels.

“We are fortunate to have a close-knit fishing community on the Sunshine Coast, and all our love and well wishes go to the man involved and his family,” she said.

“It highlights the dangers our fishermen face every day, both in shore and out to sea.

“The Australian fishing industry has some of the most stringent safety regulations in the world, but there will always be risks relating to life on the unpredictable sea.“

A Workplace Health and Safety Queensland spokeswoman said an investigation into the incident remained ongoing.