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OHS News - February 2012

Bulldozer driver injured fighting fires

10:50 pm, Sunday 17 December, 2006

Article from: AAP

A BULLDOZER operator has been injured while helping battle Victoria’s bushfires.

The man was working on constructing a fire control line down a steep spur in the Gippsland area when his machine rolled over, the Department of Sustainability (DSE) said.

The incident happened in a steep remote area of forest 16km east of Dargo about midday (AEDT).

The man was taken to Melbourne’s The Alfred hospital but his condition was not known, a DSE spokesman said.

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