A tractor rollover has claimed the life of a man in northern Tasmania.The incident happened at a commercial property in Promised Land on Tuesday afternoon. Police and Emergency crews attended, but the man in his 70s died at the scene.WorkSafe will investigate the fatal incident.Read the original article here.…
Safe Work Australia has released the latest work-related fatality figures for 2023.So far this year, 50 Australian workers have been fatally injured at work. Transport, postal & warehousing industry leads with 22 fatal incidents.Agriculture, forestry & fishing and Mining have 5 fatalities each, while Arts & recreation services, Construction…
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a safety warning after a maintenance worker sustained serious injuries when he was struck by the carriage and tines of a forklift he was working on. WHSQ said “It appears the carriage and tines were raised above the worker unsupported, when for reasons yet to be confirmed they fell, striking and trappin…
A man has been injured after being struck by a falling tree south of Gympie.The man in his 30s was cutting down a large tree when it fell, pinning him underneath on Monday afternoon.The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter landed at the scene just after 1.30pm.The man was treated for multiple injuries before being flown to Sunshine Coast University Hospit…
A New Zealand forestry company has been ordered to pay a fine of $180,000 after a worker’s arm became trapped in machinery.According to WorkSafe, the worker was troubleshooting the machine when his wrist became trapped in its rollers. He suffered a broken arm and a dislocated wrist.The safety regulator investigated the June 2021 incident and found the…
WorkSafe Victoria has issued a safety alert highlighting the importance of managing the risks associated with structural steel collapse during construction.According to the alert, “a long span steel structure under construction collapsed unexpectedly in 2022. A large section of the roof collapsed and fell to the floor slab below.”WorkSafe said no worke…
An engineering company has been fined $250,000 after a 59-year-old man was fatally crushed in a workplace incident in northern Victoria in December 2017.WorkSafe said workers were dismantling equipment at an old cheese factory in Leitchville when a 770 kg condenser fell on the man, crushing him to death. Another worker sustained serious injuries as a r…
SafeWork NSW, the International Labour Organisation, and the International Social Security Organisation have recently released the draft program for the 23rd World Congress on occupational health and safety.SafeWork NSW says the program features AFL Legend and 2014 Australian of the Year Adam Goodes, Atlasian Futurist Dominic Price, occupational safety…
Emergency services were called to a quad bike crash in northern Auckland on Saturday morning.A woman and three children were injured after a quad bike left the road and plunged down a muddy bank shortly before 9am.The woman in her 40s was airlifted to Auckland City Hospital with serious injuries, while the children suffered moderate and minor injuries.…
A transport company faces multiple charges under the Victorian OHS Act following an incident in which a truck driver suffered serious injuries after several steel beams fell on him.WorkSafe said a load of steel beams fell from a flatbed trailer and struck the 64-year-old man in May 2021.The safety regulator said the company faces three charges for fail…
A traffic controller was critically injured after being hit by a car on the Gold Coast Wednesday afternoon.The woman was controlling traffic at a construction site in Palm Beach when she was struck by the vehicle. The 39-year-old woman was conveyed to Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition.The Forensic Crash unit is investigating the ci…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is undertaking a review of the Master Code of Practice to improve heavy vehicle safety.The Master Code is a heavy vehicle code of practice registered in 2018. It was developed by the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) in partnership with the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) and other industry stakeholder…