Man dies in workplace accident at Melbourne market
A man has died in a workplace accident at Melbourne Market, the city’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Epping.
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NT hot air balloon company fined $130K over tourist fan death
Outback Ballooning Pty Ltd, an Alice Springs-based hot air balloon company, has been convicted and fined $130,000 after pleading guilty to breaching section 32 of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (the Act)
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Yeppoon pineapple farm worker electrocuted
A pineapple farm where a worker was killed last week had previously been investigated over a farmhand falling off a makeshift roofing platform made from a forklift and a fruit bin.
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Demolition company fined $100,000 after fatal wall collapse
Horsham Back-Hoe Hire was sentenced in the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on Friday after pleading guilty on 28 May to one charge of failing to maintain a safe workplace.
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A labour hire company fined over death
A labour hire company has been fined $50,000 following the death of a worker at a timber mill in 2018.
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Public prosecutor set to join WorkSafe’s investigation into deadly hotel quarantine scheme
A year-long investigation into Victoria’s deadly hotel quarantine scheme has taken a major step towards potential charges amid calls for justice.
Queensland man killed in train crash near Rockhampton
A man has died and two others were rushed to hospital after two trains collided in Central Queensland.
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Solar company fined over teen’s fatal fall
A solar panels installer has been fined $300,000 after a harnessed apprentice fell to his death through a warehouse skylight at a job in the Hunter region.
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WorkSafe confirm investigations into tragic Finke Desert Race death
Investigations are underway following the tragic death of 60-year-old Nigel Harris, who was killed on impact when a vehicle veered off the track and into spectators at the Finke Desert Race.
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Another death at a poultry processing plant
A man has died following a tragic workplace accident at a poultry processing plant in Adelaide’s northern suburbs.
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Wallan train derailment probe queries what driver knew
Safety investigators are probing whether the driver of a train that derailed in Wallan last year knew there was a track diversion in place at the site of the accident, with an interim report into the horrific crash released on Thursday.
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Man dies in horrific workplace accident at bowling alley
A man has been killed in a workplace related incident while conducting construction works at a popular bowling alley in Brisbane’s southwest.
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Dandenong South factory death
A factory worker has tragically died in an accident at Dandenong South.
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A workplace tragedy where no one gets off lightly
This day has been coming for some time. Still, a decision this week has sent dread around the boardrooms of Australia. In a first for Western Australia, a director of a small shed-building business has just been sentenced to serve actual jail time (not a suspended sentence) after the tragic death of a worker.
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Multiple charges laid over death of Northern Territory worker in excavator accident
Five charges have been laid over the death of a 30-year-old worker who was crushed and killed by an excavator bucket in 2019 — including two charges against the company director and another charge against an employee.
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