Worker fatally crushed by Geek+ automated robot at Myer Ravenhall distribution centre; WorkSafe Victoria charges Myer and GeekPlus Australia
S5 · ~Sep 2024 · Geek+ · Ravenhall, Victoria, Australia
Record
| Company | Geek+ |
| Industry | Warehouse automation |
| Type(s) | fatality |
| Date | ~Sep 2024 (month precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Ravenhall, Victoria, Australia · Myer distribution centre |
| Severity | (fatality or catastrophic loss) |
| Scale | 1 fatality |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A 27-year-old worker was fatally crushed between moving parts of an energised and operating automated robot in the grid system at Myer's Ravenhall distribution centre in September 2024 while responding to a jammed item. On 3 September 2026 WorkSafe Victoria charged Myer Pty Ltd (four OHS Act charges, including failing to guard grid access points with an interlocked physical barrier) and GeekPlus Australia Pty Ltd (two charges, including failing to ensure grid access only occurred once the robots were de-energised); filing hearing listed for 28 September 2026 at Melbourne Magistrates' Court.
Primary source
Publisher: WorkSafe Victoria · Retrieved: 2026-09-15
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| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~Sep 2024 | Worker fatally crushed by Geek+ automated robot at Myer Ravenhall distribution centre; WorkSafe Victoria charges Myer and GeekPlus Australia | WorkSafe Victoria | WorkSafe Victoria |
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