A man has been killed in a farming incident south of Mackay.The man was found trapped between a tractor and a tree on Friday.RACQ CQ Rescue said the man was working on the tractor when he became trapped.Paramedics attempted to save the man’s life by performing CPR, but he died at the scene.Source: RACQ CQ Rescue.…
The Queensland Government has launched a parliamentary inquiry to examine the safety culture in the local coal mining industry and how the industry has acted on recommendations from a report into an explosion at a central Queensland mine in 2020. “It is critical that Queenslanders can be confident the resources industry is doing everything it possibly…
A Sydney transport company has been fined $210,000 after a truck driver was seriously injured in a workplace incident in September 2019.The company was fined in the District Court of New South Wales after pleading guilty to one charge of failing to ensure as far as reasonably practicable the health and safety of workers. The truck driver was unloading…
Workplace safety is always a top priority for any organisation. But it's essential for businesses with environments that come with risks, such as construction sites or industrial plants. That's why site induction is so critical. It's a process to ensure that new team members are ready to work safely and productively. A site safety induction checklis…
WorkSafe Vic has laid charges following the death of a worker at a Melbourne depot in October 2020.A transport company faces three charges under the Victorian OHS Act for safety lapses that led to the death of a 65-year-old man in Yarraville.The man died after being run over by a truck.The company will appear in court later this month.Read the original…
WorkSafe is investigating a fatal workplace accident in Melbourne's north where a man died after a tipper truck fell on him.It happened at a property in Wollert on Friday afternoon.The man was working on the tipper truck when the incident took place.Source: Nine News.…
A man has died in a suspected farming incident in western NSW.Police attended the scene at Mount Harris on Friday morning following reports of a farming incident.The man was found dead in an overturned vehicle just after 8.30 am.The vehicle reportedly slipped and plunged into an irrigation channel, according to ABC News.Source: ABC News.…
A construction worker is recovering in hospital after falling from scaffolding on the Gold Coast.The man reportedly fell about four meters off scaffolding at a construction site in Southport on Wednesday afternoon. He was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital suffering chest and arm injuries.Read the original article here. …
A NSW mining company has been fined $300,000 over an incident that left a worker with serious injuries.The worker suffered serious injuries to his toes and foot after he became entangled in a scraper conveyor on 8 June 2019.On Wednesday, the company was convicted and fined $400,000, which was reduced by 25% for an early guilty plea.The Resources Regula…
Construction workers have been warned not to modify scaffolding if they are not authorised to do so following an incident in which a worker fell through a void they had created at a Darwin construction site.NT WorkSafe enquiries into incidents involving scaffolding have found that some workers have been modifying scaffolding when they feel the structur…
A salt harvesting company has been fined $75,000 in the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) after a worker suffered serious injuries when her right arm was caught between a roller and a conveyor belt in April 2020.The company pleaded guilty and was sentenced for health and safety failings and exposing workers to an unsafe work environment.SafeW…
Paramedics treated an elderly man for chest injuries after he fell from a roof in the Sunshine Coast Region.The man in his 80s fell about three metres from a house roof in Nambour on Wednesday morning.He was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.Read the original story here.…
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