Farmer in court after injury to worker
A farmer whose worker lost the full use of his left hand while repairing a manure conveyor has been brought before court by SafeWork.
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Fines & Breaches
Roofing company fined after two serious incidents just weeks apart
A roofing company has been convicted and fined almost half a million dollars in total after a man died and several others were injured in two separate workplace incidents in Sydney three years ago.
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Transport company fined $75,000 after electric shock
A transport company has been convicted and fined $75,000 after a worker suffered an electric shock when a mobile crane struck overhead power lines at a Dromana construction site.
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Company and director charged after serious head injury
WorkSafe has charged a Gippsland industrial component manufacturer and its sole director after an apprentice was seriously injured in October 2021.
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Tour company fined after Japanese schoolboys drown on Qld island
When Hiroshi Mizuno last saw his son, the teenager’s eyes were filled with hope as he waved cheerfully before boarding a plane to Australia.
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Bricklaying company fined $600k over crushed worker
A company has been fined after a brickie was crushed under a collapsing staircase in 2019, causing serious injuries.
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New fines after Bayswater gas explosion
A gas cylinder supplier has been fined a total of $550,000 after a worker was left permanently disabled in a ute explosion in December 2017.
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SA company fined after worker’s deadly fall
An Adelaide asbestos removal company has been fined $150,000 after a worker fell to his death.
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EnergyAustralia fined $1.5 million after Yallourn power plant worker’s death
EnergyAustralia has been fined $1.5 million after a veteran Yallourn power station employee suffered fatal burns in an electrical explosion.
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Companies charged with workplace manslaughter
WorkSafe has charged two companies with multiple health and safety breaches following the death of an apprentice at West Melbourne.
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Business, supervisor fined $55K after worker’s 7m rooftop fall
A roofing business and one of its supervisors have been fined a collective $55,000 after a worker was seriously injured falling through a roof onto a concrete floor.
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More than 120 employers fined for safety breaches in 2022
Fourteen of those companies were hit with six-figure penalties for breaching the Occupational Health and Safety Act, with the total of all fines imposed by the courts $5,588,750.
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Company fined after nail penetrates teen’s skull
A carpentry company in Langwarrin has been convicted and fined $130,000 after a 16-year-old apprentice was injured twice in one day at a Glen Waverly construction site.
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Pizza giant ordered to pay worker $53,000 after colleague stared at her breasts
A Melbourne supermarket pizza supplier has been ordered to pay a former employee more than $53,000 after she was sexually harassed by a male colleague who stared at her breasts.
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Worker awarded almost $200k for tripping on block of Lego
A Queensland childcare worker who tripped on a Lego block and injured her ankle has been awarded almost $200,000.
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