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Victorian trucking company sentenced for truck safety breaches(Post)
A Victorian trucking company has been fined for workplace safety breaches after two truck drivers sustained injuries in separate crashes.The company pleaded guilty to three violations of the Victoria ...
Truck tailgate crushes Melbourne worker(Post)WorkSafe is investigating after an auto electrician died when the tailgate of a truck fell on him on Saturday afternoon. It happened at Campbellfield at around 12.30 pm.Reports indicate the 41-year-o ...
Be safe working around trucks, urges WorkSafe(Post)WorkSafe reminds employers and workers to prioritise safety when working around trucks following the deaths of four workers in the past two months. The safety regulator says two workers sustaine ...
Truck driver hospitalised following blaze(Post)A truckie was transported to hospital following a truck fire that occurred on the Burnett Highway on Sunday evening. Emergency services responded to the incident at Ban Ban Springs at approximately ...
Auckland roadworker dies after being struck by truck(Post)A roadworker who sustained injuries in a collision in Remuera on Wednesday night has passed away in hospital.Police said the incident happened at a roadworks site on Victoria Avenue and involved a tr ...
Man killed by truck on NSW highway worksite(Post)A worker suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a truck in northern NSW.The man was hit by the truck while working on a highway east of Walgett on Tuesday afternoon.Emergency crews were s ...
Traffic controller dies after being struck by truck in Waikato(Post)A traffic controller died after being hit by a truck in Waikato on Sunday morning.Police said the man was directing traffic at a closed highway when he was struck by the truck and fatally injured.Wor ...
Driver crushed to death by own truck in Melbourne(Post)WorkSafe has launched an investigation after a garbage truck driver was fatally crushed by his own vehicle in Melbourne.WorkSafe said the truck rolled forward and trapped the driver between a post an ...
Man dies in truck jackknifing incident at Melbourne property(Post)A man has lost his life in a tragic incident involving a truck in Melbourne.Emergency services responded to a private property in Cranbourne South at around 5.45pm on Monday.According to Victoria Pol ...
Driver killed in cement truck rollover in the Northern Territory(Post)A truckie has died in a cement truck rollover in the Northern Territory.The incident happened on Thursday.The man, 45, was driving his truck at King Ash Bay when the vehicle overturned and rolled ove ...
Man hospitalised after falling from truck(Post)A man was transported to the hospital following injuries sustained from a fall while unloading a truck in south-east Queensland. The LifeFlight helicopter was dispatched to the scene in the Toowoomb ...
