Company fined $80,000
The operator of a tyre recycling facility has been convicted and fined $80,000 after a young father was left with life-changing injuries.
Company faces multiple charges following death
The Northern Territory’s largest bus operator is facing a litany of charges over the death of a bus driver who died after falling into the path of her own tour bus.
Chef to sue Brisbane restaurant
Katelyn Rewko was 21 years old and working in her dream job when she was burnt in a horrific workplace accident that ended her career.
Worker crushed to death
A man has died after becoming trapped between two empty shipping containers at Port Botany in Sydney.
Teen seriously injured
A teenager has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a workplace accident in Sydney’s south-west.
Fifth person injured following a string of incidents
Last week’s incidents prompted industry bodies to call for greater reform, including the national implementation of industrial manslaughter laws.
Sex Laws – France vs. Australia
Australian courts sensibly decide on the definition of “work-related injury”.
Three Workplace Accidents in Three Hours
A man has died and another is in a critical condition in one of three workplace accidents in just three hours in Sydney this morning.
Student Breaks Neck on Worksite
A Canberra developer will pay a fine of $180,000 after a 16-year-old school student fell off a ladder and broke his neck on its worksite, but the ACT’s work safety boss says the fine is not steep enough to deter slipping safety standards.
Bully fined $116,250
A Melbourne director and his security company have been convicted and fined a total of $116,250 for repeatedly bullying employees in the workplace.
Cane Grower Fined
A Burdekin sugar cane farmer has been fined $35,000 after one of his workers suffered serious burns in a cane fire. The worker required multiple skin grafts following the incident on a Jarvisfield farm on August 19, 2017.
Keeping Accidents Real
An operator was driving a load haul dump (LHD) vehicle in an underground roadway at Mannering Colliery when a damaged roof support strap entered the open cab and hit the operator in the head.
Employer fined $90,000
A $90,000 penalty has been imposed on a company after an employee had his hand amputated due to a workplace incident.
Young girl crushed to death in horror accident
A child has died after a horror workplace incident in western Queensland. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHS) were alerted to the death of a girl at a workplace incident in Roma at 8.50pm Tuesday. It is understood she was a seven-year-old girl who was crushed by a tyre in a storage shed while she was playing.
Man fined for assaulting WorkSafe inspector
A man has been convicted and fined $3500 for assaulting a WorkSafe inspector at a construction site in Elwood, Victoria.