Worker injured in crane fall
A worker who suffered head injuries after falling inside a crane in Melbourne has been rescued and is now in hospital in a stable condition.
Construction
Cropping operation fined
A Darling Downs cropping operation has been fined $75,000 over a workplace accident where a worker was caught in a trench after it collapsed.
‘Concrete bullets’: Workers injured after Southbank worksite explosion
Construction workers were injured and “concrete bullets” fired into a car during an industrial explosion at a CBD worksite on Saturday afternoon.
Building company fined
A building company has been fined $47,500 (and ordered to pay $1519 in costs) over an incident in which a 3.88-tonne tilt-up panel fell from a building under construction onto a neighbouring car park.
Three Workplace Accidents in Three Hours
A man has died and another is in a critical condition in one of three workplace accidents in just three hours in Sydney this morning.
Keeping Accidents Real
An operator was driving a load haul dump (LHD) vehicle in an underground roadway at Mannering Colliery when a damaged roof support strap entered the open cab and hit the operator in the head.
Man fined for assaulting WorkSafe inspector
A man has been convicted and fined $3500 for assaulting a WorkSafe inspector at a construction site in Elwood, Victoria.
Man dies after fall from ladder
A subcontractor has died after falling from a ladder at a residential construction site at Rutherglen, in Victoria’s north-east.
