Emergency services were called to a construction site in Oxford Street, just off James Street in Woollahra, at 9.15 am, following reports that a brick wall had collapsed.
Four men injured following wall collapse Read More »
The workplace watchdog on Wednesday confirmed it had launched an investigation into Cedar Meats as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases from the Brooklyn meatworks climbed to 88.
WorkSafe has launched an investigation over a virus outbreak Read More »
Industrial Relations Minister Bill Johnston will hold an urgent Farm Safety Summit on Wednesday May 27 to discuss with relevant groups how to improve workplace safety in Western Australia’s Agriculture industry.
The WA McGowan Government to hold urgent Farm Safety Summit Read More »
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.
Miners fighting for life after explosion Read More »
The first known patient of a cluster of 34 confirmed coronavirus cases at an abattoir in Melbourne’s west wasn’t aware he was infected until he had emergency surgery on a severed thumb.
Meat worker at centre of abattoir cluster sparked Sunshine Hospital scare Read More »
The rescue helicopter has been called to a rural Queensland worksite after two people were reportedly struck by a piece of heavy machinery this morning.
Queensland workplace incident Read More »
A man has suffered a serious head injury after falling 4m in a workplace incident in Brisbane this afternoon. It comes as another man suffered head and chest injuries when a water tank exploded on a job site in the state’s north.
Two seriously injured after separate workplace accidents Read More »
Is a working-from-home injury (or even death) compensable under the workers compensation scheme? The Court of Appeal has examined these issues in the following case.
Working from home – workers compensation laws. Read More »
A temporary structure at ‘The Parade’ site in Campbell, gave way about 3.30pm yesterday.
Canberra worksite closed after ‘partial collapse’ Read More »
A Penrith manufacturer has copped a heavy fine after a worker was seriously injured on the job.
Company cops heavy fine after worker breaks leg Read More »
An RSPCA Tasmania employee has lost his fight for a workers’ compensation claim he filed on the date of his retirement.
Worker loses workers’ compensation bid Read More »
A qualified carpenter working on a Gold Coast house has been fined $20,000 over a workplace incident which left his apprentice with a fractured leg.
Builder fined $20,000 over workplace injury Read More »
The worker sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident on his way to see a doctor. Was he entitled to workers’ compensation for those injuries?
When is a worker on an authorised recess? Read More »
A man is in a serious condition after being crushed by a 300kg crate of glass in Sydney’s southwest.
Man, 67, crushed by crate of glass Read More »
A fencing contractor has been fined $25,000 after a teenage worker suffered serious hand injuries on the job at Camooweal.
Glenn Henry Cook fined $25,000 Read More »
