Restaurant fined over hot oil burns
The operator of The Cheeky Squire restaurant in Frankston has been convicted and fined $35,000 after two workers were injured in a hot oil spill.
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Gary’s truck accident left him in a wheelchair. Twenty years later, the same happened to his son
The last thing Gary Sutton expected after his own life-altering road accident was for his son to endure the same thing, two decades later.
Transport company fined $75,000 after electric shock
A transport company has been convicted and fined $75,000 after a worker suffered an electric shock when a mobile crane struck overhead power lines at a Dromana construction site.
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Company and director charged after serious head injury
WorkSafe has charged a Gippsland industrial component manufacturer and its sole director after an apprentice was seriously injured in October 2021.
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Bricklaying company fined $600k over crushed worker
A company has been fined after a brickie was crushed under a collapsing staircase in 2019, causing serious injuries.
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New fines after Bayswater gas explosion
A gas cylinder supplier has been fined a total of $550,000 after a worker was left permanently disabled in a ute explosion in December 2017.
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Business, supervisor fined $55K after worker’s 7m rooftop fall
A roofing business and one of its supervisors have been fined a collective $55,000 after a worker was seriously injured falling through a roof onto a concrete floor.
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Grave digger knocked into grave
A man was taken to hospital after he was hit by operating machinery and knocked into a grave at Tatura Cemetery on Monday, January 30.
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More than 120 employers fined for safety breaches in 2022
Fourteen of those companies were hit with six-figure penalties for breaching the Occupational Health and Safety Act, with the total of all fines imposed by the courts $5,588,750.
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Teen apprentice dealt devastating blow after workplace accident
A young apprentice fears his career will suffer after an accident with a table saw left his finger hanging on by a thread just a few weeks into the job.
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Investigation launched into Toowoomba workplace incident after man rushed to hospital
Workplace Health and Safety are looking into an incident which resulted in a man being rushed to hospital. Here’s what allegedly happened.
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Company fined after nail penetrates teen’s skull
A carpentry company in Langwarrin has been convicted and fined $130,000 after a 16-year-old apprentice was injured twice in one day at a Glen Waverly construction site.
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Lifting plate breaks worker’s leg
The NSW Resources Regulator has launched an investigation after a worker suffered a broken leg when he was hit by a lifting plate attached to an overhead crane.
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More than 150 limbs or digits lost in workplace incidents
WorkSafe is urging employers to ensure all machinery is properly guarded and operated safely to avoid the risk of life-changing amputation injuries
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