Worker with PTSD wins discrimination battle against ACT Government
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.
Injury
Patient rushed to hospital following tractor accident
A person was rushed to hospital by helicopter after a tractor accident at a property in the Lockyer Valley.
Gympie’s Wood Industries Pty Ltd hit with $35k workplace safety fine
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
Man seriously injured in Coomera workplace accident
A man has been rushed to hospital following a workplace accident on the northern Gold Coast this afternoon.
Woolworths fined following an accident
In 2018 a supermarket worker was moving a two metre high bakery trolley which had been loaded with bread products from the bakery of the supermarket.
e-cigarette battery explodes inside worker’s pocket
The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety says a WA mine worker was injured after an electronic cigarette battery spontaneously ignited in his pocket.
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.
Crime does not pay – injured claimant sent to jail
On 31 August 2020, Mr McLean pleaded guilty in the Brisbane Magistrates Court to 10 charges of dishonesty in relation to a claim for compensation made under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003. On 19 November 2020, Mr McLean received a prison sentence for the offences. He appealed the decision in the District Court.
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.
Arborist hurt in tree fight
A man and arborist have been left battered and bruised after they allegedly went head-to-head in a fight over a tree in Oakleigh South.
Well known golfer burnt in distillery fire
The man critically injured in a distillery fire south of Launceston on Tuesday has been identified as prominent Tasmanian golfer Greg Longmore.
Man suffers heavy blood loss after chainsaw accident at work
A construction worker has suffered ‘heavy blood loss’ when his chainsaw kicked back and hit him in his neck in a horror workplace accident.
Five staff injured in ‘horrific’ attack at Port Macquarie Base Hospital
A “bloody, violent attack” by a patient at a regional NSW hospital has left workers with “flesh torn from (their) body”, bite wounds, concussion, broken ribs, torn cartilage and other injuries, the health workers’ union says.
Supermarket worker awarded compensation after foot injury led to aggravation of cystic fibrosis
A worker who suffers cystic fibrosis has been awarded compensation for a lung transplant he needed as a result of a foot injury while at work, despite not telling his employer of his long term illness.
Father of three sues over construction injury
A highly qualified tradesman who suffered a gruesome injury on the worksite of a major new Cairns hotel has launched a massive $3.7 million claim.
