Companies under scrutiny over possible COVID breaches
Dozens of companies in Victoria are being probed and could face prosecution over potential COVID-19 safety breaches.
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Supermarket worker awarded compensation after foot injury led to aggravation of cystic fibrosis
A worker who suffers cystic fibrosis has been awarded compensation for a lung transplant he needed as a result of a foot injury while at work, despite not telling his employer of his long term illness.
Injured worker fined and convicted for exaggerating his injuries
An injured worker who said he could only walk 100m even with a walking stick has had his lies uncovered by surveillance video.
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Global health and safety
The workplace accident is one of the most frequent circumstances that exist, in fact, according to the International Labor Organisation, almost 1 million accidents of this type occur every day, around the world.
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Father of three sues over construction injury
A highly qualified tradesman who suffered a gruesome injury on the worksite of a major new Cairns hotel has launched a massive $3.7 million claim.
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Worker found dead in suspected electrocution
The 48-year-old man, from Morphettville, was found unresponsive on the roof of the Aberfoyle Hub Shopping Centre, in Adelaide’s south, just before 10pm Friday.
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Company fined over garbage chute fall
A Queensland construction company and its director have been fined after a worker injured his back falling through a garbage chute opening on a building site.
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Man dies in second workplace accident at Cowaramup Meat Processors this year
A man has died in a workplace accident at an abattoir in WA’s south-west – the second workplace fatality at the site this year.
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Company fined after unsafe demolition
Fivestar Demolition and Render Pty Ltd pleaded guilty in the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court last Thursday to failing to provide or maintain a workplace that was safe and without risks to health and failing to ensure that people other than employees were not exposed to risks to health.
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Woman killed in underground gold mine
A worker has been killed at an underground gold mine 345 kilometres east of Kalbarri after being struck by a mining vehicle.
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Wall collapse leaves construction worker with serious injuries
A construction worker has sustained “significant injuries” after a brick wall collapsed on top of him at a building site in Sydney’s east.
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Man critical after workplace accident
A man is fighting for life after suffering serious head and arm injuries in a workplace incident involving a forklift at the Port of Brisbane this afternoon.
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Electrician wins $1.3 million in compensation
An electrician who injured his back helping to carry a 400-kilogram switchboard has been awarded almost $1.3 million for injuries he sustained while working for Canberra electrical provider ActewAGL.
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SafeWork SA to investigate Adelaide Crows’ camp
The Adelaide Crows are co-operating with SafeWork SA after the government body confirmed it was conducting a “comprehensive” investigation into the Crows’ controversial pre-season camp held before the start of the 2018 season.
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Worker who falls through roof at night after drinking is not negligent
In Walker v Greenmountain Food Processing Pty Ltd [2020] QSC 329, the Supreme Court of Queensland found in favour of an injured worker who climbed onto a roof to inspect a boiler failure, at nightfall after drinking alcohol. He was awarded over $960,000 and his damages were not reduced for contributory negligence.
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