Valley Sweep and its director Anton Zakic pleaded guilty in the Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court to a single charge each under the Occupational Health and Safety Act of failing to provide and maintain safe plant.
Company and director fined $466,000 Read More »
A 23-year-old apprentice worker has died and two others have been injured after a glass roof collapsed at a construction site at Curtin University in Western Australia.
Roof collapse leaves worker dead and two others injured Read More »
A man at a Laverton North steel mill was rushed to hospital following a gory workplace accident. But the man’s employer told a court it wasn’t ultimately its fault the man was hurt.
Company fined after chainsaw injury Read More »
A man has revealed how he lost two fingers in a workplace injury on the same day his brand new guitar was delivered to his home.
Musician loses two fingers at work – on the same day his new guitar is delivered Read More »
A tyre company and one of its directors have been fined a total of $70,000 (and ordered to pay $1,071 in costs) for failing to provide a safe work environment at their Malaga tyre outlet.
Tyre company and director fined $70,000 over unsafe workplace Read More »
A man has been raced to hospital after severing his hand at a Baiada chicken factory this morning.
Man cuts off his hand in workplace incident Read More »
Former miner Wade Rothery has launched a $1.6 million lawsuit against his former employers, claiming their negligence left him with a severed thumb and permanent disabilities as a result of two workplace incidents.
One Nation candidate sues mine owner and labour hire firm Read More »
The 29-year-old was working in the roof space of a beauty salon on King William Road when he received an electric shock and was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Tradesman killed by electric shock Read More »
A Queensland construction company and its director are facing court after a worker injured his back falling through a garbage chute opening on a building site.
Builder in court over garbage chute fall Read More »
A man has died after a piece of machinery fell off a truck and on top of him in a horror workplace accident in central west NSW.
Worker crushed to death Read More »
Dreamworld’s parent company has been fined $3.6 million after pleading guilty to safety charges over the Thunder River Rapids ride tragedy that killed four people.
Dreamworld fined $3.6m Read More »
A former paper mill operator has been fined more than $1 million following the deaths of two employees at the site.
Paper mill fined $1 million after deaths of two workers Read More »
A GoFundMe fundraising page has been established to help the family of Bendigo burns victim Scott O’Keefe.
Eaglehawk explosion leaves man with severe burns Read More »
WorkSafe is investigating incidents leading to the deaths of two men in regional areas at the weekend.
WorkSafe investigates two regional deaths Read More »
A Lilydale food company has been fined $80,000 after a horrific a 500kg corn milling machine fell on to a worker, leaving them with “life-changing” injuries including a punctured lung and fractured ribs, leg, ankle and lower back.
$80k fine after a workplace accident Read More »
