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Record summary
- Date
- Saturday 23 March 2024
- Location
- Burdell
- Employer or operator
- Green Leaves Early Learning Centre
- Type
- Fatal snake bite during wildlife removal
- Deaths
- 1On Saturday, 23 March 2024, Jerromy Brookes, a 47-year-old, died following a snake bite sustained while attempting to remove a snake from Green Leaves Early Learning Centre in Burdell, Townsville, Queensland
- Injured
- One fatality; no other injuries reported
- Regulator
- Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
What happened
Incident Overview
On Saturday, 23 March 2024, Jerromy Brookes, a 47-year-old, died following a snake bite sustained while attempting to remove a snake from Green Leaves Early Learning Centre in Burdell, Townsville, Queensland. The incident has triggered a Workplace Health and Safety Queensland investigation into safety protocols and wildlife management procedures at the childcare facility.
Brookes was not in possession of a damage mitigation permit required under Queensland law for snake handling. After being bitten multiple times, he returned home where his condition deteriorated rapidly despite first aid efforts by his wife.
- Fatalities:
- On Saturday, 23 March 2024, Jerromy Brookes, a 47-year-old, died following a snake bite sustained while attempting to remove a snake from Green Leaves Early Learning Centre in Burdell, Townsville, Queensland
- Injuries:
- None reported.
- On Saturday, 23 March 2024, Jerromy Brookes, a 47-year-old, died following a snake bite sustained while attempting to remove a snake from Green Leaves Early Learning Centre in Burdell, Townsville, Queensland