Apprentice sues employer after savage workplace prank
A young apprentice who was slapped while being hung upside down by his colleagues at a Christmas party is taking the company to court.
November 2021
Worker dies after lightning strike
A seasonal farmworker has died just days after being struck by lightning on a Northern Territory farm.
Hungry Jacks worker receives electric shock
A young Hungry Jacks worker has been taken to hospital after receiving an electric shock while on the job.
Man suffers chemical burns in Arundel workplace accident
A man has been rushed to hospital after suffering chemical burns in a nasty workplace accident on the Gold Coast on Thursday afternoon.
Man dies in quad bike accident
A man has died in an all-terrain-vehicle accident northwest of Geelong. WorkSafe is investigating the tragedy.
Man suffers serious burns, houses shake after explosion at Queensland chemical plant
A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after an explosion at a chemical plant in Queensland’s Bundaberg region.
Construction company fined $150,000 over death at University of Canberra Hospital worksite
Construction company Multiplex has been fined $150,000 over the death of a construction worker on one of its building sites five years ago.
Construction company fined over work safety breach that led to death
Civil construction company Pipecon has been convicted and fined $550,000 for a workplace safety breach that killed two workers on a housing development in Ballarat.
Road worker dead and one injured in hit-and-run crash
A major police search is underway for the driver of a hit and run who killed one road worker and left another with life-threatening injuries before fleeing on foot.
Rescue crews free children on carnival ride in Geelong
Emergency crews were called to the scene at Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre for the Chants Summer Carnival in Geelong at about 2pm on Saturday.
Man suffers electrical burns in horror accident
Two men have suffered serious electric shocks after a concrete pump struck an overhead powerline on a worksite in Surfers Paradise.
Youth Justice Centre worker injured in alleged attack by inmate
A Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre worker is being treated for what police are describing as “potentially serious upper body injuries” in what the ABC understands is the 13th assault on a staff member at the site this year. Paramedics and police were called to the site at about 1pm today and the 36-year-old woman was …
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