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Drilling company fined for tragic workplace death(Post)
Drilling company fined for tragic workplace death. A drilling company has been fined $375,000 for an incident in October 2017, where a worker was fatally crushed by a truck. The young man had onl ...
Ergon advises operators of large vehicles and machinery to exercise caution when working near overhead powerlines(Post)Regional Queensland’s electricity distributor, Ergon Energy, is advising all truck drivers, machinery operators, and workplaces to remain alert around overhead powerlines and electrical infras ...
Workplace incident sends Gold Coast man to hospital(Post)A man is recovering in hospital following a workplace incident on the Gold Coast.The man in his 50s suffered spinal injuries after being run over by a truck on Sunday afternoon.He was rushed to the P ...
Man dies after being crushed by machinery at South Australian workplace(Post)A man was fatally crushed by machinery at a South Australian workplace on Friday morning.Emergency crews were sent to the scene at about 7.15am.It is understood the 30-year-old man was crushed by a&n ...
Friday 7th May 2021(Post)Safety warning follows a spate of powerline incidents. WorkSafe is urging all employers and contractors operating trucks and other mobile plant near overhead power lines to ensure safety is a pr ...
Firefighters injured while clearing Melbourne crash site(Post)Two firefighters sustained injuries while clearing a crash scene on a Melbourne Freeway on Thursday night.The firefighters were called to the scene following a truck rollover.One firefighter was trea ...
VIC road worker succumbs to injuries after traffic incident(Post)WorkSafe is investigating an incident in which a traffic controller was fatally crushed between two vehicles in Dandenong North on Tuesday.The woman, aged 55, was directing a truck when the incident ...
Wednesday 24th February 2021(Post)A freight train has collided with a multi-trailer truck in Kalgoorlie. Emergency services were called to the Yarri Road crossing at about 5:00 pm Monday after two freight train drivers aged in t ...
Worker succumbs to injuries after workplace incident in Adelaide(Post)A worker has died from injuries sustained in an incident at an Adelaide workplace two weeks ago. The 42-year-old man sustained serious head injuries after reportedly falling from a truck on Apri ...
Falling gate kills worker in Victoria(Post)A man has been crushed to death by a falling gate in the 13th workplace fatality in Victoria this year.The incident happened on Saturday morning.WorkSafe Victoria has launched an investigation follow ...
Worker freed and airlifted to hospital after being pinned under heavy ladder in southern Queensland(Post)Queensland ambulance paramedics treated a man who sustained injuries after being pinned underneath a heavy ladder on Thursday morning.The man was loading a truck when he became trapped under a 5 ...