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
Machinery
Safety warning issued over angle grinder incidents
NT WorkSafe has issued a safety alert after four workers were injured in four separate angle grinder incidents within a five-week period. In the first incident, a young apprentice boilermaker was using an angle grinder to cut plates off a bumper bar when the grinder kicked back into his hand and the cutting disc broke.
Worker killed from machinery
A Melbourne rubber product manufacturer has been charged over the death of an employee who was hit in the head by a piece of machinery.
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
Makmur Enterprises Pty Ltd: Golden Wok producer fined after worker injured
A Melbourne dim sim producer, whose products can be found in most supermarkets, has copped a massive fine after “fragrantly ignoring” safety measures.
St Albans grocery store fined after injury
As a Melbourne grocery worker screamed in pain with her hand stuck in a meat mincer, her manager told her to stop scaring customers.
Managing director fined after worker loses arm
The managing director of a recycling plant where a worker’s arm was torn off at the socket has been handed a $70,000 fine over the incident.
Log truck should not have been loaded, with workplace accident leading to judo champion’s death
A coroner has warned of the dangers of jacking fully-laden trucks after the tragic workplace-related death of a Tasmanian judo champion.
Historic jail sentence after work accident
Gympie businessman Jeffrey Owen has become the first person to be prosecuted, convicted and jailed under Queensland’s relatively new industrial manslaughter laws.
Darwin construction business faces massive fine after employee death
A major NT company and its sole director have been charged with industrial manslaughter after a workplace tragedy two years ago.
Barwon south west region workplace incident concern as state’s deadliest industries uncovered
A refinery worker who had a close call has made an urgent plea to employees to ensure employers are protecting their safety so they don’t risk becoming a fatality statistic.
Workers ‘very lucky’ after crane parts crush luxury Gold Coast tower Pearl Main Beach
Parts of a crane have caused damage to luxury Main Beach tower PEARL, being developed by Raptis Group.
Man dies of carbon monoxide poisoning while working in Toowoomba anime store
A 44-year-old man who was working in an anime store in Toowoomba’s CBD last night has died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Backpackers suffer amputation, hand injuries on Qld farm
Two UK backpackers in their mid-20s received gruesome injuries including amputation while working at a Bundaberg farm owned by the world’s largest macadamia grower, a recent court report reveals.
WorkSafe investigates death of shearer
WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
WorkSafe is investigating the work-related death of a shearer at Katrine, between Northam and Toodyay.
