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Woman killed after being hit by hay bale at Queensland saleyard(Post)
A woman has lost her life following an incident where a hay bale fell on her at a Queensland saleyard. Emergency services and police were alerted to the work-related incident just prior to 7am on We ...
Melbourne worker killed in incident involving loading of Elevated Work Platform(Post)Victoria’s workplace safety watchdog has confirmed an investigation is underway regarding the fatality of a man at a construction site in West Melbourne last Tuesday. Reports suggest the 44-ye ...
Elderly man in critical condition following lawn mower rollover in Logan(Post)A man in his 70s has been critically injured in a lawn mower incident in Logan on Wednesday morning.The man suffered serious head and neck injuries after rolling his lawn mower in Windaroo at around ...
Brisbane traffic controller sustains critical injuries after being struck by car(Post)A traffic controller is battling for his life in a hospital after being struck by a car while on duty in Brisbane.The 69-year-old man was working at a council worksite in Kelvin Grove shortly after 1 ...
Man killed in central Queensland tractor incident(Post)An elderly man has been killed, and another has suffered serious injuries in a tractor incident in central Queensland.The incident happened on private property near Mackay at about 7am on Saturday mo ...
Death on the job: SafeWork Australia releases 2022 fatality count (Post)Twelve Australian workers have been killed at work this year, according to SafeWork Australia. The Transport, postal & warehousing industry has lost six workers. Others include:Agriculture, fore ...
Brisbane worker in critical condition following collision with vehicle(Post)A man has been hospitalised with critical injuries after being struck by a vehicle at a Brisbane job site.The incident occurred in Pinkenba, at about 7:50am on Tuesday, causing life-threatening injur ...
WorkSafe prosecutes company and director over serious head injury to worker(Post)Victoria's safety watchdog is prosecuting a Gippsland company and its sole director after a worker suffered a serious head injury when he was struck by a pipe. The company and the director face charg ...
Comcare creates toolkit for preventing workplace bullying(Post)The national work health and safety authority, Comcare, has collaborated with Edith Cowan University to create a toolkit that helps workplaces evaluate their ability to prevent workplace bullying. " ...
Brisbane worker critical after scaffolding fall(Post)A worker is fighting for his life in the hospital after falling from scaffolding at a Brisbane construction site.The 54-year-old man reportedly fell between six to ten metres onto concrete on Tuesday ...
Worker killed after plunging 20 metres in wind turbine collapse north of Mackay(Post)A worker died after plummeting 20 metres from a wind tower in central Queensland on Thursday afternoon.Emergency services, including a helicopter crew, responded to the incident at a property in Lake ...
