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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Electrician killed on job
The heartbroken sister of a Kilsyth electrician who died at work has remembered him as a selfless, hardworking brother who would do anything to support his young family.
Qld business owner charged over death
A Queensland business owner has been charged with industrial manslaughter over the death of a worker last year.
A mining contractor fined over bee sting death
Indus Mining Services has been fined $60,000 over the death of a contractor who suffered a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting.
Company fined for carpenter’s death
A construction company has been issued five “fall from height” improvement notices since a carpenter fell more than three metres and died on its watch.
Lilydale man dead after tip truck crushes him
A 34yo Yarra Ranges family has been left devastated after a man was crushed to death while repairing a truck.
Hire company fined after worker’s death
United Access Pty Ltd was sentenced in the Melbourne County Court on Wednesday last week following the August 2017 death of a worker who was thrown from a mobile elevated work platform (EWP).
Victorian company fined $85k over worker’s death
A Victorian business has been fined $85,000 over the death of a worker who was hit and thrown from a lift he was moving.
Dreamworld parent company faces charges
Dreamworld’s parent company Ardent Leisure has been charged over the 2016 theme park tragedy that killed four people when the Thunder River Rapids ride malfunctioned at the Gold Coast park.
Worker killed in freak accident
A 35-year-old man has been crushed to death by a metal beam in a horrific workplace accident in Smithfield, in western Sydney.
New era for workplace health and safety
From July 1, Victorian employers that fail to meet health and safety obligations face tough new penalties should their negligence lead to a worker dying on the job.
Cause of a tyre fitter’s death revealed.
A fatal accident involving a tyre fitter at the Bengalla coal mine in New South Wales in late 2018 has highlighted the importance of conducting a risk assessment on wash bays.
WA court fines Griffin Coal $210,000
A West Australian coal miner has been fined $210,000 over the death of a worker at a Collie mine site in 2018.
Car wrecking yard fined $3 million
A Brisbane car wrecking yard has been fined $3m after a worker died in an accident last year.
Man dead, woman flown to Orange Hospital after workplace accident
A man is dead and an injured woman has been flown to Orange Hospital after a workplace incident on a property in Cathundral, west of Dubbo.
