Shooting accident at Little River

[anthillinside]

so does anyone have a detailed descript of wot happened?

Um ... Wait for the OHS Report

[veep]

Are there any actual EMPLOYEES being paid a wage at this range ?

If not, how can it be a workplace.

There are a few girls in the shop that do the sign and sell ammo and bits and pieces.

Same ones every single time so I'm 99% sure they're employed there.

Never spoke to the RO's about their exact status there so not sure about them.

[veep]

Generally for rifle shooting if the plate is angled correctly you can control any ricochets to end up in the ground.

At little river I know if you're shooting steel targets they have to be swinging or angled for this reason.

Maybe a fixed forward facing one slipped through un noticed.

[anthillinside]

Eagle Park Update

Dear subscriber
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>> Victoria Police and Worksafe Victoria have conducted an investigation in to the incident at Eagle Park where a shooter was struck by a ricochet causing a minor injury.
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>> There is no clear conclusion as to how the ricochet occurred or what the projectile was. As a precaution swinging targets are not approved between 0m and 300m until we seek clarification of the standards.
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>> Both Police and Worksafe have deemed the range safe and Police have lifted the closure notice. The range will re-open for business on Friday 2nd January. SSAA Vic will de-brief into the incident early next week specifically focusing on the post incident response. Police will attend the de-brief.

[scrolllock]

300m

So much for some freehand practice then.