Metal fabrication subcontractor charged by WorkSafe
A metal fabrication subcontractor has been charged after a man broke his back in a 4m fall at Melbourne Airport.
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Injury
Unsafe machine cost worker his arm
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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Battery factory told to improve safety
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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Teenager injured as nail penetrates his skull
The nail gun was fired by a colleague, penetrating the 16-year-old’s skull and brain.
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Man seriously injured after getting arm trapped in truck bonnet
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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Transport and logistics company fined after worker’s leg crushed by forklift
The worker was struck by the forklift just after he walked into a Port Melbourne warehouse.
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Man seriously injured in 2.5-metre fall from a Queensland worksite
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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Company fined after warehouse worker struck by reversing forklift
An investigation found the person driving the vehicle was not licensed to do so.
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Worker seriously injured following incident at Chadstone shopping centre
A worker has sustained serious injuries following a horror industrial incident at a major shopping complex.
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Sole trader fined $47,250 over worker fall
A sole trader in the Great Southern has been fined $47,250 (and ordered to pay $4241 in costs) over a fall suffered by a worker that caused serious injuries.
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Employer ordered to pay $44,000 in damages to injured worker
The importance of employers having correct frameworks in place to manage ill and injured workers was highlighted in a recent case.
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Glass factory worker hospitalised after alleged stabbing by coworker
An employee at a Sydney glass manufacturer has allegedly been stabbed at his workplace by one of his coworkers.
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Business owner charged with serious offences
NT Worksafe has charged an Alice Springs arborist over an incident with a woodchipper last year that left a worker seriously injured.
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Victorian manufacturer MPI Global Pty Ltd fined $40,000 after worker loses fingers
Victorian manufacturer MPI Global Pty Ltd fined $40,000 after worker loses fingers
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Juice company Nippy’s fined, criminally convicted over scalping of 18-year-old worker
A juice company has been fined $120,000 after an employee was scalped in a workplace incident described as “traumatic”.
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