Worker injured in crane fall
A worker who suffered head injuries after falling inside a crane in Melbourne has been rescued and is now in hospital in a stable condition.
Young offenders attack worker
A Parkville Youth Justice Centre worker was taken to hospital with facial fractures after he was assaulted when he tried to break up a fight on Sunday afternoon.
Truck driver death
WorkSafe is investigating the work-related death of a 63-year-old truck driver at a workplace in Wootatting (near York) earlier this week.
Worker has hand crushed
A man, aged in his 30s, had his hand crushed by a machine in a workplace accident at Wesfeeds in Bentley on Thursday afternoon.
Cropping operation fined
A Darling Downs cropping operation has been fined $75,000 over a workplace accident where a worker was caught in a trench after it collapsed.
Meat slicer injury under investigation
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHS Queensland) is investigating an incident from August 2019 where a young worker suffered serious hand injuries at a meat processing plant in Brisbane. It is believed the worker’s hand was severed while he was operating a guillotine-style slicing machine used to cut frozen meat.
The NEW reality of reality TV
When the castaways of Survivor were made to eat cow brains, they probably didn’t consider that to be part of their “job”.
Man dies in workplace accident at Botany
A man has died in a workplace accident in Botany today.
Mechanic dies after car falls off hoist
A 66-year-old mechanic has died in Darwin after the car he was working on came off its hoist.
Workplace death
Yet another workplace death, this time in country Victoria.
Bosses could soon be blamed for a workers’ suicide
Negligent bosses could face up to 20 years in jail or multi-million-dollar fines over the suicide of their employees under workplace manslaughter laws proposed by the Victorian government.
Zip line shuts down after death
A South Australian man has died after falling from a zip line in the Daintree Rainforest in Far North Queensland.
Building company fined $110,000
A Brisbane building company has been fined $110,000 after a worker fell and was impaled on a steel bar while constructing a Balmoral house.
Building a good safety culture in the workplace
Most of us would like to think no-one was harmed in the brewing of our favourite beer. That’s something to which Stone & Wood Brewing Co can attest, thanks to its emphasis on workplace safety at its northern NSW facilities.
Dangerous chemicals found
Investigators have found as much as 10 million litres of dangerous chemicals still sitting in a burned out Melbourne warehouse more than a year after the fir