Worker falls from eight story building
A man has died after falling from the roof of an eight-story building at a construction site in Sydney’s south-west.
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Charges laid over serious crush injury incident
NT WorkSafe has charged a Darwin mobile crane hire company over a serious incident where two workers suffered crush injuries.
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Man in his 50s dead after horror crane accident at Rozelle
A man has been killed in a horrific workplace accident, after an object fell from a crane onto him.
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Lightforce and Catcon fined $750,000 after Mark Fitzgerald was crushed at Bungala solar farm
Two companies have been fined more than $750,000 after a worker who was trying to clear an industrial pile driver was crushed to death at an SA solar farm.
Man suffers heavy blood loss after chainsaw accident at work
A construction worker has suffered ‘heavy blood loss’ when his chainsaw kicked back and hit him in his neck in a horror workplace accident.
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Brady Marine & Civil fined for worker’s death
A construction company has been hit with a massive fine following the death of a worker. The tragic chain of events with led to the young dad’s death were revealed in court.
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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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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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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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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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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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Contractor cops $150,000 fine for workplace electrocution
One of the main contractors on the $1.86 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link Project has been fined $150,000 for failing to provide a safe workplace after a worker suffered electrical burns to 38 per cent of their body.
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Man falls 10 metres from roof
A man has survived falling as high as 10 metres from aluminium roofing at a worksite in south-west Sydney.
Emergency services were called to the construction site on Helles Avenue in Moorebank just after 8am today.
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Investigations continue after crane collapses at Wollongong
A Wollongong building was evacuated after a crane reportedly collapsed on Friday.
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Worker falls six metres at Brisbane worksite
A man has been rescued after falling about six metres down a hole at a worksite in Woolloongabba.
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