Man dies at Taco Bill restaurant
A tradie who died while working on renovations at a popular Taco Bill restaurant in Melbourne’s southeast is being remembered as a man “full of life and love”.
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WorkSafe charges laid against Victorian court over workplace culture
WorkSafe has laid charges relating to the workplace culture at the Coroners Court of Victoria before the 2018 suicide of a senior lawyer.
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Cinema fined $20k over deep fryer burns to manager’s arms and legs
Readings Cinema Epping has been fined after a manager suffered horrific oil burns when a deep fryer splashed onto him.
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Timber factory fined after injury to worker
The company that operated a former Euroa timber factory has been fined $40,000 after a worker was injured.
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Sunshine Coast concreting company hit with massive fine
A Sunshine Coast concreting company has been fined $500,000 following a workplace incident in 2019.
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Queensland farm worker successfully sues employer for $500,000 after he was injured by bananas
A banana farm worker in Queensland has successfully sued his employer for half a million dollars after he was injured by falling bananas.
Townsville City Council loses court action against CFMEU over worker’s medical
Townsville City Council has left court with its tail between its legs after losing an expensive legal fight picked with the CFMEU.
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WorkSafe charges Victorian health department over COVID hotel quarantine program
The health and safety watchdog has charged Victoria’s health department with 58 breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act in relation to the state’s hotel quarantine program.
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Business convicted, fined over breach that led to a worker’s death
A Victorian metal treatment company has been fined $300,000 over the death of an employee who was crushed by a machine on a Victorian worksite.
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NT urges safety reviews following serious crush injuries
Northern Territory WorkSafe has issued its first Incident Information Release (IIR) after three crush injuries involving machinery occurred in the territory over the past month.
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Man’s death expected to supercharge protest fury
A man has taken his own life at a West Melbourne building site, hours after a construction shutdown was announced.
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Worker killed in coal mine shaft collapse
A 60-year-old worker has died and another has been seriously injured after a coal mine shaft collapsed in central Queensland.
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Company charged with negligence over tradie’s death
A roofing truss company (Melbourne Truss) is accused of failing to provide a safe work environment after a well-loved tradie was killed by a falling beam at a Point Cook site.
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Cedar Meats fined $15,000 after worker crushes arm
Cedar Meats, the Victorian abattoir at the centre of a major coronavirus outbreak last year, has been fined $15,000 after one of their employees crushed her arm during a shift.
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Bunbury Hospital issued WorkSafe improvement notice after claims of ‘toxic culture’
Bunbury Hospital has been issued a WorkSafe improvement notice after five months of investigations into a “toxic” workplace culture.
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