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NT WorkSafe issues first incident information release after three serious crush injuries
NT WorkSafe has issued its first Incident Information Release after three serious crush injuries involving machinery occurred over the last month.
Three workers seriously injured in separate plant (machinery) incidents
Three Territory workers received serious crush injuries in separate incidents last month.
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