A Brisbane Catholic Education teacher injured while on a school trip to Vanuatu has had her appeal dismissed by the Industrial Court of Queensland. The Court found that her shoulder injury did not ‘arise out of, or in the course of, her employment’.
Claim rejected for Teacher injured during an excursion Read More »
A tradesman has died after sustaining fatal injuries in a work place accident involving a scissor lift at a worksite in Melbourne.
Tradesman dies a gruesome death Read More »
A man has died after 3.6 tonnes of panels fell onto the shipping container he was in.
Man crushed to death in shipping container Read More »
A Tasman woman who was almost killed when a giant tree stump dropped onto her ute is stunned that WorkSafe is refusing to investigate.
WorkSafe won’t investigate accident Read More »
A man has been critically injured after being crushed between a vehicle and a wall in Smithfield, Cairns.
Man critically injured at Reece Plumbing Read More »
A Qantas employee has been taken to hospital after suffering a head injury at Perth Airport.
Qantas worker injured at Perth Airport Read More »
Less than a week after another mining death in Queensland, questions are being raised about how fatal incidents should be prosecuted.
Lawyers push for coronial inquest to probe who prosecutes mining fatalities Read More »
A cleaning company has been fined $30,000 after a worker was seriously injured after falling from a roof in Geelong.
Cleaning company fined after worker fall Read More »
There were 157 Australians who left for work last year and never came home, according to the latest preliminary government data.
157 Australian workers killed in 2019 Read More »
Emergency services were called to the Curragh coal mine, 30 kilometres north of Blackwater, just before 4:30pm (local time) on Sunday.
Man killed in accident at central Queensland mine Read More »
A 55-year-old man has fallen from a roof at a demolition site adjacent to the Campus East student accommodation, located at the northern end of the Innovation Campus in Squires Way, North Wollongong.
Worker dies after falling from roof Read More »
Police and WorkSafe inspectors on Saturday launched an investigation at an under-construction townhouse complex in Denman Prospect following the death of a worker on the site.
Construction site death in ACT Read More »
A man in his 60’s has been flown to hospital from a Lockyer Valley workplace after being trapped by his arms in a meat slicer at a business west of Brisbane.
Man trapped in meat slicer Read More »
A Queensland woman has died after getting trapped underneath a ride-on lawn mower.
Ride-on mower death Read More »
