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Worker hospitalised after getting caught in machinery in horrific workplace incident at Salisbury(Post)
A man was transported to the hospital following a work-related incident in south-east Queensland. The man in his 40s got stuck in equipment at Salisbury on Tuesday morning. Emergency services said f ...
Mine worker dies after vehicle incident in central Queensland(Post)A mine worker has died in a vehicle-related incident in central Queensland.The 27-year-old man was working at a coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin on Monday afternoon when he reportedly became tra ...
WorkSafe 2023 work-related fatality data reveals transport is New Zealand’s most dangerous industry(Post)According to New Zealand’s workplace safety regulator, forty-four workers have been killed at work this year.Three industries including Transport, postal and warehousing, Agriculture and&nb ...
Workplace deaths soar past 100(Post)Latest Safe Work Australia data shows 106 people have been killed at work so far this year. Transport, postal & warehousing industry leads with 42 fatalities, followed by Agriculture, forest ...
Farmer killed by tractor in Northern Victoria(Post)A farmer has died after a tractor incident in Northern Victoria.WorkSafe said the man, 65, was working in Lockington when he was run over by his tractor on Sunday morning.“The man was working to atta ...
Two mechanics killed in auto repair incident on the Sunshine Coast(Post)Two mechanics have died in hospital after they were struck by a vehicle while working on a broken-down bus at Woombye in Queensland.A 25-year-old Currimundi man and a 22-year-old Baringa man were tra ...
WorkSafe probes work-related fatality in Mandurah(Post)An investigation has been initiated by WorkSafe regarding the work-related fatality of a male painter in his sixties, following an incident that took place in Mandurah last week. WorkSafe said the ma ...
Road worker suffers critical injuries after being struck by speeding vehicle in Waikato(Post)A road worker sustained critical injuries after being struck by a speeding vehicle in New Zealand's North Island.Police said the incident happened at a road worksite in Waikato on Friday afternoon.“R ...
Chopper pilot killed in NT muster crash(Post)A pilot has been killed after his helicopter crashed while mustering on a remote Northern Territory cattle station.The 65-year-old man’s Robinson R22 helicopter crashed on Tuesday afternoon about 650 ...
Victorian company charged after worker fatally struck by automatic gate(Post)A gate repair company has been charged after a truck driver was fatally struck by an automatic sliding gate at a Dandenong depot last year.WorkSafe has charged the company with a breach of secti ...
Safe Work Australia releases new snapshot on the effects of Covid-19 on workers returning to work after an injury(Post)Safe Work Australia has released a new snapshot examining the effects of Covid-19 on employees returning to work following a work-related injury or illness.Safe Work Australia said the ‘snapshot pres ...
