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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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.
Family mourns their loss just days before Christmas
A boilermaker has been remembered as a “gentle and loving” person, after he was killed at work near Ararat.
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.
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.
Teachers’ shock assault horror revealed
Teachers are being abused by parents and students at an alarming rate and are more likely to be assaulted than the average worker.
Worker injured in 25m fall at Coolum Beach cliff
A young man has suffered serious injuries after falling 25 meters from a boardwalk at Coolum Beach.
Company director fined
Elite Portables and PSH Holdings director Paul Jeffrey Hansen fined in Toowoomba Magistrates Court after worker was seriously injured
An employee of a Toowoomba business lost four toes in a workplace incident two years ago, with the company and its director copping a hefty fine after facing court.
Roofing company fined after worker’s death
Just 17 days after a labourer was electrocuted and another seriously burned, four other roof workers fell four metres onto concrete ground at a nearby Sydney site.
Managing director fined after worker loses arm
The managing director of a recycling plant where a worker’s arm was torn off at the socket has been handed a $70,000 fine over the incident.
‘Deadly pressure’: Union pushes for inquest into delivery driver deaths
A union is pushing for a spate of delivery driver deaths to be probed by the state coroner, saying “deadly pressure” was being placed on workers.
Workers ‘very lucky’ after crane parts crush luxury Gold Coast tower Pearl Main Beach
Parts of a crane have caused damage to luxury Main Beach tower PEARL, being developed by Raptis Group.
Backpackers suffer amputation, hand injuries on Qld farm
Two UK backpackers in their mid-20s received gruesome injuries including amputation while working at a Bundaberg farm owned by the world’s largest macadamia grower, a recent court report reveals.
Derrimut company fined
A Derrimut industrial equipment supplier has been fined $41,500 after two workers narrowly avoided serious injury when the fuel tank they were working in caught fire in 2019.
Construction company fined $150,000 over death at University of Canberra Hospital worksite
Construction company Multiplex has been fined $150,000 over the death of a construction worker on one of its building sites five years ago.
