The Royal Australian Mint has been charged with breaching the federal Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act), after a three-tonne coin press almost fell on a worker in Canberra.
Mint facing charges for breaching federal WHS laws Read More »
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.
Multiple charges laid over death of Northern Territory worker in excavator accident Read More »
A small-business owner in Esperance has become the first person in Western Australia to be jailed for gross negligence, after the death of a young worker last year and serious injuries to another.
Esperance business owner jailed after death of worker Read More »
Dandy Premix Concrete Pty Ltd was sentenced in the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court last Monday after being found guilty on 15 April of failing to provide a safe workplace by failing to take reasonably practicable steps to eliminate the risk of powered mobile machines colliding with pedestrians.
Company fined $120,000 after truck runs over worker Read More »
A company has been fined $150,000 after one of its apprentice workers suffered serious injury from an arc flash explosion at a Sydney KFC in 2017.
Ultra Refrigeration fined after apprentice injured Read More »
A structural engineering company has been fined $225,000 after three workers were injured when a tower crane collapsed onto an apartment block in Wolli Creek.
Engineering company fined after crane collapes onto building Read More »
Building company Gran Designs WA Pty Ltd has been fined a total of $175,000 over the 2017 death of a contract worker in the South-West town of Yarloop.
Building company fined $175,000 over death of worker Read More »
A Seaford factory worker’s hand was crushed when he reached for a pen he dropped into a piece of heavy machinery, a court has heard.
Icon Plastics fined, convicted after Seaford worker hurt Read More »
NT WorkSafe has charged a cattle mustering contractor with four breaches of the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011, over an incident where an 18-year-old worker was severely burnt when a 44-gallon Avgas drum exploded.
Charges laid after young ringer suffers burns while cutting Avgas drum Read More »
A transport company has been fined $5000 for not reporting a serious workplace injury after an incident in which a worker was hospitalised for a week
Employer fined $5000 for not reporting workplace injury Read More »
A worker fractured his skull after a fall but his “old-school” employer did not think that matter should have been reported, despite the injury putting the worker in hospital for a week, a court has heard.
Cattletrans fined for failing to report injury Read More »
A woman bullied so severely while working for the ACT Government that she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has won her discrimination battle.
Worker with PTSD wins discrimination battle against ACT Government Read More »
Former radio announcer Scott McBain has been denied compo for back pain after he was secretly filmed delivering sausages to his daughter.
Scott McBain denied compo Read More »
A Gympie workplace health and safety accident that left a senior employee with two fractured legs has left a timber business with a big bill to pay
Gympie’s Wood Industries Pty Ltd hit with $35k workplace safety fine Read More »
A small business owner is facing the prospect of a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty to gross negligence that resulted in the death of a young worker on Western Australia’s south coast last year.
Business owner pleads guilty to gross negligence Read More »
