Investigations continue after crane collapses at Wollongong
A Wollongong building was evacuated after a crane reportedly collapsed on Friday.
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Robot goes haywire and kills woman
A manufacturing company has been fined $1.5million dollars after one of its robots crushed a worker to death and killed her. Ajin USA admitted violating the Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) Act at a court hearing Monday, and was hit with the charge over the death of 20 year-old Regina Elsea.
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Worker killed in tractor accident at Pick Your Own Strawberry Farm
A man has been killed in a workplace accident at a strawberry farm in Bullsbrook, north-east of Perth.
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WA waste company fined over arm amputation
A Perth waste recycling company has been heavily fined for gross negligence after a labour hire worker’s arm was amputated at the shoulder when he was dragged between a conveyer belt and roller.
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Faulty mincer breaks worker’s forearm
A Sydney pasta maker has been fined after a safety system on a mixer mincer was intentionally bypassed before the machine snapped a worker’s arm.
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Food delivery riders deserve better rights at work
The convenience of home-delivered takeaway food is something that many people have come to take for granted but we need to stop and consider the inherent risks for the bicycle riders involved.
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Injured migrant workers told they aren’t employees
Dodgy employers are taking advantage of migrant workers, claiming they are not employees and cannot make workers’ compensation claims, to avoid admitting responsibility for their injuries.
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WorkSafe will examine Ambulance Victoria bullying and harassment
WorkSafe Victoria will examine if employees of Ambulance Victoria are at risk after widespread claims of bullying, sexual harassment and abuse within the service.
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Worker falls six metres at Brisbane worksite
A man has been rescued after falling about six metres down a hole at a worksite in Woolloongabba.
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Will WorkSafe Vic do its job?
WorkSafe ‘must use’ its prosecutorial powers against key Andrews government figures
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Forklift driver cleared in worker’s death
Barry James Willis, 58, was loading tyres at Brisbane Auto Recycling at Rocklea on May 17, 2019, when he was hit by the reversing forklift and critically injured.
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Meat processing company fined
Australia’s largest meat processing company has been fined $150,000 over a workplace incident that left a Tasmanian worker with burns to the lower half of his body and ongoing psychological impacts.
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Grim reality of work-related fatalities in Australia
A shocking level of work-related fatalities is disclosed in the figures regularly released by Safe Work Australia.
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Woman critical after falling from The Hangover ride
A 25-year-old woman who fell from a carnival ride in Far North Queensland late on Saturday is in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
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Farmer has arm torn off and drives himself to get help
A “one-in-million” farming accident last week resulted in the arm of an experienced worker being completely severed after it was caught in a hay baler.
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