Business fined after worker suffers hand injury
A manufacturing company has been fined $165,000 after a worker’s hand was partially severed when it was caught in a press.
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Handyman’s warning after finger torn off in freak accident
A handyman is issuing a warning to all tradespeople to avoid wearing jewellery on the job, after his finger was torn off at work.
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Cane farmer critical after freak accident
A well-known Hinchinbrook cane farmer who suffered critical head injuries in what has been described as a “freak” workplace accident is in a critical condition.
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Teen injured in horror grinder accident at Qld workplace
A teenager is in a serious but stable condition after being sliced by a grinder in a horror workplace accident in Brisbane.
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Cafe pleads guilty after worker is burnt
The former management and director of the Royal Copenhagen cafe at Brighton SA have pleaded guilty to work safety breaches after a worker was severely burned in 2018.
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Townsville workplace accident
A Townsville resident has been rushed to emergency in a serious condition after a fuel ignited and caused them significant burns at their workplace.
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Tradie ‘bear hug’ costs firm $600K
A site supervisor whose workplace prank backfired horribly and caused a shocking injury has also cost the company a hefty sum.
“playful” supervisor has cost his company a small fortune after workplace “horseplay” landed an employee in hospital with a broken ankle.
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Worker hit by billiard ball while having lunch at RAA has compensation ruling overturned
A worker hit in the head by a billiard ball at one of South Australia’s largest insurers says she can no longer work and deserves compensation.
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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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Man falls from School roof
A man has suffered critical injuries after falling 3m off a roof at Wahroonga Public School on Sydney’s north shore. Emergency services have described it as a “workplace accident”.
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Man, 51, amputates own leg in horror workplace accident
A 51-year-old arborist has accidentally amputated his own leg in a horrific workplace accident in NSW’s Hawkesbury region.
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‘Stabbing pain’: X-ray reveals man’s horror workplace injury
An X-ray has captured the horrific workplace injury that turned a Brisbane man’s world upside down, leaving him in near constant pain for years.
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Gas bottle explosion leaves two injured
Two workers have been taken to hospital with facial burns after a gas bottle caught on fire at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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NZ company fined $270,000 after workplace injury
Otago Rural Management Limited was fined $270,937 at the Queenstown District Court after the worker was injured by a falling gate in June 2017.
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Bayswater company cops heavy fine
A Bayswater company has been fined after an employee was left with “traumatic” injuries when gas cylinders in his ute blew up.
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