Perth traffic controller’s leg amputated in alleged hit-run
A Perth traffic controller has had his leg amputated after he and a co-worker were injured in an alleged hit-run.
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Charges laid over serious crush injury incident
NT WorkSafe has charged a Darwin mobile crane hire company over a serious incident where two workers suffered crush injuries.
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Brady Marine & Civil fined for worker’s death
A construction company has been hit with a massive fine following the death of a worker. The tragic chain of events with led to the young dad’s death were revealed in court.
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Company fined after unsafe demolition
Fivestar Demolition and Render Pty Ltd pleaded guilty in the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court last Thursday to failing to provide or maintain a workplace that was safe and without risks to health and failing to ensure that people other than employees were not exposed to risks to health.
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Woman killed in underground gold mine
A worker has been killed at an underground gold mine 345 kilometres east of Kalbarri after being struck by a mining vehicle.
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Investigations continue after crane collapses at Wollongong
A Wollongong building was evacuated after a crane reportedly collapsed on Friday.
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Food delivery riders deserve better rights at work
The convenience of home-delivered takeaway food is something that many people have come to take for granted but we need to stop and consider the inherent risks for the bicycle riders involved.
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Tyre company and director fined $70,000 over unsafe workplace
A tyre company and one of its directors have been fined a total of $70,000 (and ordered to pay $1,071 in costs) for failing to provide a safe work environment at their Malaga tyre outlet.
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Dismissing a long-term employee for a safety breach
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of an employee with 30 years’ service and a satisfactory safety record after the employee breached a key safety protocol in which he had received adequate training.
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WA gold miner seriously injured in underground accident
An underground miner has been seriously injured in an accident at a gold mine in Western Australia.
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Ravensthorpe nickel mine contractor fined over accident
A contractor at a nickel mine in Western Australia’s south east has been fined $11,000 after a machine loaded with pipes rolled and almost injured his daughter and another employee.
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Miners fighting for life after explosion
Four men remain dangerously ill on ventilators in a Brisbane hospital with burns covering their torsos and inundating their airways after an underground explosion tore through a Moranbah mine in one of the state’s worst mining accidents in decades.
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Solar company fined over Vic man’s death
A solar company has been ordered to fork over more than $14,000 for shoddy safety measures after a worker fell to his death in Melbourne.
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Company cops heavy fine after worker breaks leg
A Penrith manufacturer has copped a heavy fine after a worker was seriously injured on the job.
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Solar company charged over fatal fall
Solar 2.0 Pty Ltd has been charged with two breaches of section 21(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to maintain a working environment that was safe and without risks to health.
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