A worker sustained a foot fracture when a heavy object fell during manual handling after its degraded cardboard packaging failed. The alert highlights the risk of dropped objects from non load bearing packaging and reinforces the need to treat packaging as unreliable, conduct pre lift checks, and use rigid, fit for purpose storage and handling methods.
Australia
Programmed Australia
SA-362: Dropped object due to failed packaging
Jun 1, 2026
SA-362: Dropped object due to failed packaging
Categories: Safety Alert
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