In 2024, a worker was injured in a serious incident involving a self-propelled, all-terrain elevating work platform (EWP) while carrying out tree maintenance on a suburban footpath.
The worker was operating the EWP from within the basket. While manoeuvring around the tree canopy with the boom fully extended, the dual front wheel of the EWP veered off the kerb and onto the road surface. The resulting instability caused the EWP to tip over onto its left side.
The basket containing the worker fell approximately six metres, struck a parked vehicle, and landed on a verge across the road. The worker sustained spinal injuries and multiple fractures.