Stone importer fined $475,000 after worker’s death
A stone importer has been convicted and fined $475,000 after a worker was fatally crushed at a Dingley Village warehouse in April 2020.
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Fines & Breaches
Perth company fined after worker has 7 fingers amputated
Authorities have warned West Australian employers to immediately report workplace incidents after a young labourer had to have seven fingers amputated.
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Pipe maker fined $45,000 after serious injury
A Victorian company that manufactures reinforced concrete products has been fined $30,000 after a worker’s hand got caught in a machine at its Kilmore workplace, resulting in serious injury.
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Rye carnival ride operator ‘incompetent’
A carnival ride operator was allegedly distracted and holding out a soft toy for patrons to grab onto as six-year-old Eugene Mahauariki slipped out of his seat and fell, a Victorian inquest has heard.
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Feedlot company to face court after farmhand electrocuted at Gerang Gerung property
The operator of a cattle feedlot in the Wimmera has been charged after a farmhand was electrocuted.
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Gippsland company pleads guilty for worker’s death
An unroadworthy truck led to the crushing death of a garbo, with a Gippsland garbage company pleading guilty in the County Court.
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Makmur Enterprises Pty Ltd: Golden Wok producer fined after worker injured
A Melbourne dim sim producer, whose products can be found in most supermarkets, has copped a massive fine after “fragrantly ignoring” safety measures.
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Former transport company director fined $14k for destroying driver records
The former director of an SA based transport company has been convicted and fined in a South Australian court after using weed killer to destroy thousands of driver records.
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Former Labor MP wants an investigation into WorkSafe’s handling of bullying claims against Daniel Andrews’ office
Former Labor MP Kaushaliya Vaghela wants both Daniel Andrews and WorkSafe investigated over its handling of claims of bullying inside the Premier’s office.
Worker ordered to repay more than $17,000 in worker’s compensation
An Adelaide man has been ordered to repay more than $17,000 after falsely claiming he was too injured to work, while being employed as a farmhand.
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St Albans grocery store fined after injury
As a Melbourne grocery worker screamed in pain with her hand stuck in a meat mincer, her manager told her to stop scaring customers.
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Car dealership fined $40,000
A Seymour car dealership has been fined $40,000 after a worker suffered skull fractures and bleeding on the brain following an incident involving a forklift.
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Bus company fined over employee complaints
The bus company once responsible for a third of Melbourne’s services has been fined for discrimination against a worker.
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Company fined after backpacker worker injured
A Moree based agribusiness has been convicted and fined $40,000 after two workers, including one European backpacker, were hurt at one of the company’s properties when part of a trench collapsed in 2017.
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Tasmanian firm fined $45k over fish deaths
A Tasmanian transport company has been fined $45,000 after it polluted a creek in the state’s northwest, killing fish.
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