An asphalt company has been fined $80,000 after an employee died when he was run over by a colleague driving a skid steer loader at the workplace, after hours.
Company fined after worker mows down colleague Read More »
Media release A timber processing company has been fined $385,000 (and ordered to pay $5976.70 in costs) after a worker was seriously injured in 2022.
Timber company fined $385,000 over worker injury Read More »
Old equipment repurposed by businesses must be safe to use, WorkSafe New Zealand says, following sentencing of a Rotorua company whose modified crane became a weapon that changed the life of a teenage contractor.
Dodgy Crane Safety Inflicts Misery For Teen Worker Read More »
The poets and philosophers are right: life is fragile, so take care of yourself. This particularly applies to pilots who hold the lives of others literally in their hands.
Without warning – pilot incapacitation Read More »
A transport and logistics company has been convicted and fined $40,000 for repeatedly failing to address the risk of someone being struck or crushed by a forklift at its Laverton North branch.
Company forks out $40,000 for safety failures Read More »
A man in his 70s was left fighting for his life after a mower rolled over at Windaroo Lakes Golf Course on 6 November.
Golf club worker critically injured after mower rollover Read More »
In a recent incident, a worker suffered serious injuries after being struck by a forklift carrying a pallet of stock inside a warehouse.
Worker seriously injured after being struck by forklift Read More »
The worker was unblocking an extractor vent when his hand was cut by a blade.
Man loses part of finger in workplace accident Read More »
A Bay of Plenty kiwifruit worker’s life “changed in one second” after a forklift accident at work led to his leg being amputated below the knee.
Kiwifruit worker for Trevelyan’s loses lower leg after being hit by forklift Read More »
A company operating in Breakwater has copped a massive fine after an employee’s finger was partially degloved.
Huge fine after employee’s hand was partially degloved Read More »
A pie maker in Townsville suffered severe injuries after being trapped inside a conveyor belt for an hour.
Popular Australian pie company fined Read More »
A Tesla engineer was ambushed by a robot at the company’s Texas factory as revelations mount up about the company’s record.
Elon Musk robot attacks worker in Tesla factory Read More »
Two well known Bendigo men, including an OAM and a Six Star Finisher, begged for mercy in court for their failing business after an employee’s hand was crushed in a grinder.
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).
Company faces record-breaking $2.1 million penalty over worker’s traumatic injury Read More »
A council worker has died after he fell off a ride-on lawn mower in a small town on Tasmania’s west coast.
Ride on mower death Read More »
