WorkSafe investigates quad bike death
WorkSafe is investigating the work-related death of a 22-year-old worker on a farming property in the Shire of Dandaragan, north of Perth, on Wednesday.
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Transport and logistics company fined after worker’s leg crushed by forklift
The worker was struck by the forklift just after he walked into a Port Melbourne warehouse.
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Under Labor, corporate executives to face 25 years gaol for workers killed
The Albanese Government is seriously stepping up efforts to reduce avoidable workplace fatalities, reports Alan Austin.
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Timber company fined $350k over worker’s death
A Victorian company has been fined $350,000 after a worker was killed in timber mill incident.
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Man seriously injured in 2.5-metre fall from a Queensland worksite
The man was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
A man has been seriously injured during a workplace incident in Brisbane.
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Man dies after being crushed by truck at work site
A man has died after reportedly being crushed by a truck at a work site at Victoria Point.
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Charges over water tank fatality and injury
WorkSafe has charged a Swan Hill water tank manufacturer after a man was killed and another seriously injured in separate unloading incidents.
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Company fined after warehouse worker struck by reversing forklift
An investigation found the person driving the vehicle was not licensed to do so.
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RACV fined $475,000 after father killed during 96-hour roadside assist shift
John Halls had seven hours left of a 96-hour shift left and had just driven two people home safely after their car broke down when he crashed into a tree at 100km/h.
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Worker seriously injured following incident at Chadstone shopping centre
A worker has sustained serious injuries following a horror industrial incident at a major shopping complex.
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Sole trader fined $47,250 over worker fall
A sole trader in the Great Southern has been fined $47,250 (and ordered to pay $4241 in costs) over a fall suffered by a worker that caused serious injuries.
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Tow truck operator gets prison sentence for WHS incident
A vehicle on board a tow truck rolled off and killed a 67-year-old man who was standing at its rear.
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WorkSafe hopes WA business owner’s jail sentence for employee’s death will act as a deterrent
Western Australia’s WorkSafe commissioner says he hopes the state’s first jail sentence for gross negligence will act as a deterrent to other employers who do not take workplace safety seriously.
Employer ordered to pay $44,000 in damages to injured worker
The importance of employers having correct frameworks in place to manage ill and injured workers was highlighted in a recent case.
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Worker charged after forklift load fatality
WorkSafe has charged a forklift operator following the death of another worker at a Corio warehouse in October 2021.
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