REVEALED: What led to the Second Range Crossing shutdown
MINSTER Mark Bailey's office has confirmed details of the two incidents that sparked a shut-down on the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing.
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EXCLUSIVE: MINSTER Mark Bailey's office has confirmed details of the two incidents that sparked a shut-down on the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing worksite.
A spokesman for the Transport and Main Roads Minister confirmed two 28mm reinforcement bars fell on top of a bus on Saturday.
The office also confirmed a water truck driving on the western section of the project rolled last Friday.
The incidents come after the Queensland Ambulance Service provided details of another workplace incident the Friday prior to the rollover.
A QAS spokesman revealed on Friday, May 21 at 12.10pm paramedics responded to reports of a incident where a worker on the Wellcamp section of the project was pinned between two structures.
The worker was transported to St Vincent's Private Hospital after complaining of neck and back pain.
Minister of Industrial Relations Grace Grace's office confirmed the worker was injured when raising an elevated work platform to carry out sanding and patching, catching him between the bridge and the machine.
A prohibition notice was issued to the supplier of the machinery and an improvement notice was issued to the sub-contractor due to the seriousness of the incident.
Mr Bailey will today receive the results of an independent safety audit flagged after the department's first intervention into the project earlier this year.
Crossing contractor Nexus was contacted for comment on these incidents.
Originally published as REVEALED: What led to the Second Range Crossing shutdown
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