Log truck should not have been loaded, with workplace accident leading to judo champion’s death
A coroner has warned of the dangers of jacking fully-laden trucks after the tragic workplace-related death of a Tasmanian judo champion.
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Inquiry into COVID hotel quarantine death
A Victorian coroner investigating a man’s death in hotel quarantine says the lack of planning for such a high-risk program was most unsatisfactory.
Worker killed in Sydney forklift tragedy
A man has died after being crushed by a forklift at an industrial site in western Sydney.
Truckie killed by falling gate
A 59-year-old truck driver has died after being crushed by a falling gate at a Dandenong South depot.
Man Dies In Forklift Accident
A 60-year-old Murgon man was killed in a workplace incident at Parkside Timber in Wondai last week.
Historic jail sentence after work accident
Gympie businessman Jeffrey Owen has become the first person to be prosecuted, convicted and jailed under Queensland’s relatively new industrial manslaughter laws.
Worker dies at Queensland coal mine
A 59-year-old man is dead after suffering critical head injuries while working in a coal mine in central Queensland.
Darwin construction business faces massive fine after employee death
A major NT company and its sole director have been charged with industrial manslaughter after a workplace tragedy two years ago.
Inquiry into jumping castle tragedy could take a year
The WorkSafe Tasmania investigation into the tragic deaths of six children at Hillcrest Primary School in December is continuing and is expected to take up to a year.
‘Deadly pressure’: Union pushes for inquest into delivery driver deaths
A union is pushing for a spate of delivery driver deaths to be probed by the state coroner, saying “deadly pressure” was being placed on workers.
Barwon south west region workplace incident concern as state’s deadliest industries uncovered
A refinery worker who had a close call has made an urgent plea to employees to ensure employers are protecting their safety so they don’t risk becoming a fatality statistic.
Demand to know why Dan, CHO weren’t prosecuted
WorkSafe may be forced to share details of its investigation into Victoria’s disastrous hotel quarantine system— exposing the Premier and chief health officer.
Farmer killed in tractor incident at Berkshire Valley
WorkSafe is investigating the work-related death of an 89-year-old farmer at Berkshire Valley – 200 kilometres north of Perth – late on Tuesday.
Mechanics fined $210k over triple-fatality
A Victorian mechanics business has been convicted and fined $210,000 after a petrol tanker detached from a truck and killed three people including a four-year-old.
Man dies of carbon monoxide poisoning while working in Toowoomba anime store
A 44-year-old man who was working in an anime store in Toowoomba’s CBD last night has died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
