Construction company fined $150,000 over death at University of Canberra Hospital worksite
Construction company Multiplex has been fined $150,000 over the death of a construction worker on one of its building sites five years ago.
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Rescue crews free children on carnival ride in Geelong
Emergency crews were called to the scene at Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre for the Chants Summer Carnival in Geelong at about 2pm on Saturday.
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Timber factory fined after injury to worker
The company that operated a former Euroa timber factory has been fined $40,000 after a worker was injured.
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Business convicted, fined over breach that led to a worker’s death
A Victorian metal treatment company has been fined $300,000 over the death of an employee who was crushed by a machine on a Victorian worksite.
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Cedar Meats fined $15,000 after worker crushes arm
Cedar Meats, the Victorian abattoir at the centre of a major coronavirus outbreak last year, has been fined $15,000 after one of their employees crushed her arm during a shift.
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Man dies after being crushed by machinery in mine near Coober Pedy
The death of a 43-year-old man crushed by machinery in an underground mine has brought operations at Prominent Hill to a halt.
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What if a limited use registered farm vehicle is in an accident?
The Queensland Dairyfarmers’ Organisation (QDO) board asked us to investigate what happens when an unroadworthy registered motorbike/tractor is in an accident.
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RSHQ urges caution after coal mine worker injured
Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) has recommended senior site executives ensure all operators are trained and competent in the operation of vehicles after a coal mine worker was injured by a moving vehicle.
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Meat works pleads guilty after worker sliced off fingertips
A worker at the D‘orsogna meat factory had the tips of his fingers cut off while trying to unjam a meat slicer. And it’s not the first time the factory owner has been in trouble.
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A labour hire company fined over death
A labour hire company has been fined $50,000 following the death of a worker at a timber mill in 2018.
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Concrete pump explosion in CBD leaves workers injured
A worker in Melbourne’s CBD has been wheeled from a building on a stretcher with a bloodied face, after a truck’s concrete pump exploded.
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Workplace gas leak
Authorities are investigating a gas leak at a salmon processing plant in southern Tasmania that resulted in 20 people being taken to hospital.
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Dandenong South factory death
A factory worker has tragically died in an accident at Dandenong South.
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Multiple charges laid over death of Northern Territory worker in excavator accident
Five charges have been laid over the death of a 30-year-old worker who was crushed and killed by an excavator bucket in 2019 — including two charges against the company director and another charge against an employee.
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Man injured after becoming trapped in rock crushing machinery
A man has been taken to hospital after his leg was trapped in rock crushing machinery in Sydney’s west.
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