Concrete pump explosion in CBD leaves workers injured
A worker in Melbourne’s CBD has been wheeled from a building on a stretcher with a bloodied face, after a truck’s concrete pump exploded.
June 2021
Proposed workers comp laws will affect injured workers
Injured workers in South Australia will be badly affected by proposed changes to the workers’ compensation laws which are being made without proper scrutiny, say lawyers.
Queensland man killed in train crash near Rockhampton
A man has died and two others were rushed to hospital after two trains collided in Central Queensland.
Solar company fined over teen’s fatal fall
A solar panels installer has been fined $300,000 after a harnessed apprentice fell to his death through a warehouse skylight at a job in the Hunter region.
WorkSafe confirm investigations into tragic Finke Desert Race death
Investigations are underway following the tragic death of 60-year-old Nigel Harris, who was killed on impact when a vehicle veered off the track and into spectators at the Finke Desert Race.
Another death at a poultry processing plant
A man has died following a tragic workplace accident at a poultry processing plant in Adelaide’s northern suburbs.
Wallan train derailment probe queries what driver knew
Safety investigators are probing whether the driver of a train that derailed in Wallan last year knew there was a track diversion in place at the site of the accident, with an interim report into the horrific crash released on Thursday.
Man dies in horrific workplace accident at bowling alley
A man has been killed in a workplace related incident while conducting construction works at a popular bowling alley in Brisbane’s southwest.
Demolition Saw Injures Worker
The CareFlight rescue helicopter was called to an accident at Balgowlah Heights.
Mint facing charges for breaching federal WHS laws
The Royal Australian Mint has been charged with breaching the federal Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act), after a three-tonne coin press almost fell on a worker in Canberra.
Worker injured after he was stuck by metal while down a 5m hole
A worker is in a serious condition after he was struck by sheets of reinforcing metal at the bottom of a 5m deep excavation.
The Victorian government can’t evade the law
Why is it that Victorians, perhaps more specifically Melburnians, are having such a bad time with Covid in comparison to the other states? Why is this fourth lockdown occurring?
