Apprentice intentionally set alight
A South Australian electrical company that employed two supervisors who doused an apprentice in petrol before setting his clothes on fire has been fined $15,000.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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Man dies in workplace accident at Botany
A man has died in a workplace accident in Botany today.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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