Company fined after woman’s hand amputated
A NSW company has been fined $300,000 after a worker’s hand was amputated on just her second shift at a Sydney warehouse.
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A NSW company has been fined $300,000 after a worker’s hand was amputated on just her second shift at a Sydney warehouse.
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In a recent ruling at the Melbourne County Court, Dennis Jones Engineering Pty Ltd, along with its sole director Dennis Jones, faced the court for their violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS).
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A small business owner was found to have breached his duty of care to take precaution against a foreseeable risk of injury when a warehouse worker suffered an injury while forcefully using a pallet jack in the midst of time pressures.
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Dennis Jones Engineering and its director, Dennis Jones, have been slapped with one of the biggest fines in WorkSafe history today (November 9) in Melbourne’s County Court.
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A company that owns a vegetable farm and packing facility in Mandogalup has been fined $15,000 over an incident in which a worker’s arm was injured when it was trapped in a conveyor belt.
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A Victorian water tank manufacturer has been fined after pleading guilty to not providing a safe workplace environment after an incident where a worker lost their thumb.
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A metal fabrication subcontractor has been charged after a man broke his back in a 4m fall at Melbourne Airport.
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WorkSafe New Zealand is again warning businesses to be on alert for the dangers of moving machinery, after a worker had his arm amputated on the job at a concrete manufacturer in Manawatū.
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One of Australia’s biggest and oldest battery manufacturers has been ordered to review its five most dangerous manual tasks after a worker lost a finger in a horror accident.
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The nail gun was fired by a colleague, penetrating the 16-year-old’s skull and brain.
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A man has suffered serious injuries after his arm became trapped inside the bonnet of a truck on the northern Gold Coast.
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The worker was struck by the forklift just after he walked into a Port Melbourne warehouse.
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The man was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
A man has been seriously injured during a workplace incident in Brisbane.
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An investigation found the person driving the vehicle was not licensed to do so.
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A worker has sustained serious injuries following a horror industrial incident at a major shopping complex.
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