Tradesman dies a gruesome death
A tradesman has died after sustaining fatal injuries in a work place accident involving a scissor lift at a worksite in Melbourne.
Month: January 2020
Man crushed to death in shipping container
A man has died after 3.6 tonnes of panels fell onto the shipping container he was in.
WorkSafe won’t investigate accident
A Tasman woman who was almost killed when a giant tree stump dropped onto her ute is stunned that WorkSafe is refusing to investigate.
Man critically injured at Reece Plumbing
A man has been critically injured after being crushed between a vehicle and a wall in Smithfield, Cairns.
Qantas worker injured at Perth Airport
A Qantas employee has been taken to hospital after suffering a head injury at Perth Airport.
Lawyers push for coronial inquest to probe who prosecutes mining fatalities
Less than a week after another mining death in Queensland, questions are being raised about how fatal incidents should be prosecuted.
Cleaning company fined after worker fall
A cleaning company has been fined $30,000 after a worker was seriously injured after falling from a roof in Geelong.
157 Australian workers killed in 2019
There were 157 Australians who left for work last year and never came home, according to the latest preliminary government data.
Man killed in accident at central Queensland mine
Emergency services were called to the Curragh coal mine, 30 kilometres north of Blackwater, just before 4:30pm (local time) on Sunday.
Worker dies after falling from roof
A 55-year-old man has fallen from a roof at a demolition site adjacent to the Campus East student accommodation, located at the northern end of the Innovation Campus in Squires Way, North Wollongong.
Construction site death in ACT
Police and WorkSafe inspectors on Saturday launched an investigation at an under-construction townhouse complex in Denman Prospect following the death of a worker on the site.
Man trapped in meat slicer
A man in his 60’s has been flown to hospital from a Lockyer Valley workplace after being trapped by his arms in a meat slicer at a business west of Brisbane.
Farmer killed
A 51yo farmer was killed when a semi-trailer’s rear gate collapsed on him.
Ride-on mower death
A Queensland woman has died after getting trapped underneath a ride-on lawn mower.
Carpenter has thumb reattached
The Auckland carpenter accidentally sliced off his left thumb with a saw while working on a piece of furniture.
