Ride on mower death
A council worker has died after he fell off a ride-on lawn mower in a small town on Tasmania’s west coast.
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Machinery
Vegetable business fined $15,000 after worker’s arm caught in conveyor
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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Scrapper fined $95,000 after customer’s leg severed
Portland Rusty Scrap Metal Pty Ltd was sentenced in the Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court last Friday after pleading guilty to one charge of failing to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that persons other than employees were not exposed to health and safety risks.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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