Investigations continue after crane collapses at Wollongong
A Wollongong building was evacuated after a crane reportedly collapsed on Friday.
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Construction
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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Spike in the number of incidents on NSW worksites
Balcony falls, collapsed walls and cranes dangling off the side of high-rise skyscrapers are among a spike in horrific workplace incidents across NSW. These are the businesses which were responsible for some of the worst cases.
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Roof collapse leaves worker dead and two others injured
A 23-year-old apprentice worker has died and two others have been injured after a glass roof collapsed at a construction site at Curtin University in Western Australia.
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Builder in court over garbage chute fall
A Queensland construction company and its director are facing court after a worker injured his back falling through a garbage chute opening on a building site.
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Company fined over workplace death
A residential construction company has been fined $850,000 following the death of a tradesman who fell from a building site in Kalkallo.
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Tradie ‘bear hug’ costs firm $600K
A site supervisor whose workplace prank backfired horribly and caused a shocking injury has also cost the company a hefty sum.
“playful” supervisor has cost his company a small fortune after workplace “horseplay” landed an employee in hospital with a broken ankle.
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Company fined over fatal NSW wall collapse
A building company and its subcontractors have been fined a total of $620,000 after one man was killed and another injured when a brick wall fell on them at a Sydney building site.
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Four men injured following wall collapse
Emergency services were called to a construction site in Oxford Street, just off James Street in Woollahra, at 9.15 am, following reports that a brick wall had collapsed.
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Construction company fined $450K
A construction company has been convicted and fined $450,000 after a worker tragically plunged three metres and was impaled in a steel bar at a worksite in Sydney’s north.
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Canberra worksite closed after ‘partial collapse’
A temporary structure at ‘The Parade’ site in Campbell, gave way about 3.30pm yesterday.
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Solar company charged over fatal fall
Solar 2.0 Pty Ltd has been charged with two breaches of section 21(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to maintain a working environment that was safe and without risks to health.
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Another WA workplace death
One man is dead and another seriously injured after falling several metres in workplace accident in WA’s south-east.
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Builder fined $20,000 over workplace injury
A qualified carpenter working on a Gold Coast house has been fined $20,000 over a workplace incident which left his apprentice with a fractured leg.
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Police investigate death at Denman Prospect worksite
Concerns have been raised about the culture of residential workplace safety in the ACT after the death of a man at a construction site in Denman Prospect.
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