A truck driver who twice called an ambulance as he drove home from a V8 Supercars event has been convicted for falsely claiming his back injury happened the next day at work.
Fraudster to repay $144,000 after false work injury claim Read More »
A Victorian mechanics business that serviced a petrol tanker days before it crashed and killed three people in the state’s north east in 2014 has had its fine increased after an appeal.
Fine increased by Court of Appeal Read More »
A Richmond food manufacturer has seen its fines for failing to keep its workers safe triple to $105,000 after the initial sentence was appealed in the County Court.
Fines against recalcitrant dim sim maker tripled on appeal Read More »
The largest ever penalty for a workplace death in the Northern Territory has been handed to a Darwin equipment hire company and its managing director over the death of a worker in 2019.
ormer council worker Andrew Robert Paterson is serving a minimum 21-year sentence over the murder of council operations manager Rick Devlin.
‘Catastrophic governance failure’: Victorian council sacked following employee murder Read More »
A farmer whose worker lost the full use of his left hand while repairing a manure conveyor has been brought before court by SafeWork.
Farmer in court after injury to worker Read More »
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.
Roofing company fined after two serious incidents just weeks apart Read More »
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.
Transport company fined $75,000 after electric shock Read More »
WorkSafe has charged a Gippsland industrial component manufacturer and its sole director after an apprentice was seriously injured in October 2021.
Company and director charged after serious head injury Read More »
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.
Tour company fined after Japanese schoolboys drown on Qld island Read More »
A company has been fined after a brickie was crushed under a collapsing staircase in 2019, causing serious injuries.
Bricklaying company fined $600k over crushed worker Read More »
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.
New fines after Bayswater gas explosion Read More »
An Adelaide asbestos removal company has been fined $150,000 after a worker fell to his death.
SA company fined after worker’s deadly fall Read More »
EnergyAustralia has been fined $1.5 million after a veteran Yallourn power station employee suffered fatal burns in an electrical explosion.
EnergyAustralia fined $1.5 million after Yallourn power plant worker’s death Read More »
WorkSafe has charged two companies with multiple health and safety breaches following the death of an apprentice at West Melbourne.
Companies charged with workplace manslaughter Read More »
