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Subscriber only A truck driver who fell over at a Gladstone mechanic business has launched a $900,000 lawsuit. Brenden Graham, 35, who is now registered to a Bundaberg address, was working as a driver for the Greenan Unit Trust, trading as Gladstone Service Centre and GMW Mechanical Towing. According to documents filed in the Rockhampton Supreme Court this month, Mr Graham delivered or collected vehicles from a Gladstone mechanic business, which was at Toolooa, two or three times a month. The claim alleges Mr Graham delivered a car on May 21, 2018, and when he exited his truck, his left foot rolled into a large crack, which caused him to lose his balance and fall to the ground and he sustained various injuries.
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Subscriber only Gladstone s biggest employer, Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL), and McCosker Contracting are being sued for $1.65 million after a worker s dozer tipped in the Red Mud Dam and he was washed up in the industrial waste. Jason Kerfoot filed a workplace injury lawsuit against the companies in January at the Rockhampton Supreme Court. The Statement of Claim details Mr Kerfoot was employed by McCosker Contracting as a machinery operator and he was conducting work at QAL s Red Mud Dam. The document cites an incident occurred on December 3, 2018, when Mr Kerfoot was operating a dozer. It states Mr Kerfoot was moving soil to raise the height of the back wall of the Red Mud Dam, which had slurry and manufacturing by-product behind it.
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Subscriber only A Gladstone region tradesman is suing an engineering firm for more than $880,000, claiming the constant use of a jackhammer has left him with hand/arm vibration syndrome. In a statement lodged with Rockhampton Supreme Court this month, Bron Goodluck claims Monadelphous Engineering was negligent in its workplace practices. Mr Goodluck of Glen Eden is suing for $884,459 for personal injuries that include past and future medical treatment, lost earnings and pain and suffering. Court documents served on Monadelphous Engineering state Mr Goodluck was employed as a carpenter from June 2016 to August 2017. Mr Goodluck claims during his employment he was required to use jackhammers to separate broken concrete from its metal reinforcing framework.
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A Gladstone childcare worker is suing national company Goodstart Early Learning for an injury sustained while on the job. VAJ Byrne and Co Lawyers Gladstone has filed the lawsuit on behalf of Paula Masters, 49, to the Rockhampton Supreme Court. The court documents do not state where the childcare centre was located and VAJ Byrne and Co Lawyers declined to comment, however Ms Masters is registered to a Calliope address. Ms Masters was employed as an early learning educator with the company. The incident occurred on April 24, 2017 when Ms Masters was lifting a toddler onto the change table station. The court claim details as a result of this, Ms Masters suffered a lower back injury and a disc protrusion which required surgery.