Harvesting Company Fined $150,000
A harvesting company has been fined $150,000 over an incident in which a worker’s leg was amputated after it was caught in a skidder.
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Injury
A German man slipped and broke his back walking from his bed to his home office.
A German court ruled on Wednesday that a man who slipped on his walk from his bed to his home office in 2018 qualified as a workplace accident.
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Apprentice sues employer after savage workplace prank
A young apprentice who was slapped while being hung upside down by his colleagues at a Christmas party is taking the company to court.
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Hungry Jacks worker receives electric shock
A young Hungry Jacks worker has been taken to hospital after receiving an electric shock while on the job.
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Man suffers chemical burns in Arundel workplace accident
A man has been rushed to hospital after suffering chemical burns in a nasty workplace accident on the Gold Coast on Thursday afternoon.
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Man suffers serious burns, houses shake after explosion at Queensland chemical plant
A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after an explosion at a chemical plant in Queensland’s Bundaberg region.
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Road worker dead and one injured in hit-and-run crash
A major police search is underway for the driver of a hit and run who killed one road worker and left another with life-threatening injuries before fleeing on foot.
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Man suffers electrical burns in horror accident
Two men have suffered serious electric shocks after a concrete pump struck an overhead powerline on a worksite in Surfers Paradise.
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Youth Justice Centre worker injured in alleged attack by inmate
A Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre worker is being treated for what police are describing as “potentially serious upper body injuries” in what the ABC understands is the 13th assault on a staff member at the site this year. Paramedics and police were called to the site at about 1pm today and the 36-year-old woman was
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Cinema fined $20k over deep fryer burns to manager’s arms and legs
Readings Cinema Epping has been fined after a manager suffered horrific oil burns when a deep fryer splashed onto him.
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Timber factory fined after injury to worker
The company that operated a former Euroa timber factory has been fined $40,000 after a worker was injured.
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Sunshine Coast concreting company hit with massive fine
A Sunshine Coast concreting company has been fined $500,000 following a workplace incident in 2019.
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Queensland farm worker successfully sues employer for $500,000 after he was injured by bananas
A banana farm worker in Queensland has successfully sued his employer for half a million dollars after he was injured by falling bananas.
Townsville City Council loses court action against CFMEU over worker’s medical
Townsville City Council has left court with its tail between its legs after losing an expensive legal fight picked with the CFMEU.
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NT urges safety reviews following serious crush injuries
Northern Territory WorkSafe has issued its first Incident Information Release (IIR) after three crush injuries involving machinery occurred in the territory over the past month.
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