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Man fatally injured after truck cabin falls on him at Gisborne(Post)
A man has been killed in a tragic incident while servicing a truck north-west of Melbourne.The 66-year-old was performing maintenance on the vehicle on Tuesday afternoon in Gisborne when the incident ...
Melbourne bakery faces manslaughter charges after worker’s fatal fall (Post)A Melbourne bakery has been charged with workplace manslaughter charges after a labourer fell 4m to their death.The 53-year-old worker fell onto a concrete floor while working at a Melbourne warehous ...
Auckland business fined over fall from height injuries to worker(Post)An Auckland court has ordered a business to pay reparations of $43,000 after a worker fell from a roof in January 2020.WorkSafe said the 54-year-old man was working on a roof at an Auckland school wh ...
Deaths in the workplace: New data shows fatal incidents in the Agriculture industry are falling(Post)The latest figures released by Safe Work Australia show the Agriculture, forestry and fishing industry has recorded six fatalities so far this year, 14 fewer than at the same time last year.Agricultu ...
South Australian tribunal issues $150k in fines after worker falls from roof and dies(Post)A South Australian tribunal has fined an asbestos company $150,000 for breach of workplace safety rules under section 32 of the WHS Act 2012 (SA).The charges relate to an incident in which a 58-year- ...
NT WorkSafe issues warning following worker's serious injury from falling excavator bucket(Post)A safety alert has been issued by NT WorkSafe after a worker suffered severe injuries late Wednesday afternoon from an excavator bucket that fell at a construction site in Darwin. Preliminary inquir ...
Queensland farmer rescued after falling off tractor and being trapped in mud for two days(Post)A Queensland farmer who fell from his tractor and became trapped in mud has been rescued after two days. It is believed the 95-year-old man was working next to a dam south of Gympie when his tractor ...
ACT building firm pleads guilty to work safety breaches after worker’s fatal fall(Post)A building company has pleaded guilty to workplace safety violations following the death of a carpenter who fell over six metres at a Denman Prospect worksite in 2020. Acting WorkSafe ACT commissione ...
New Zealand roofing company fined after teenage worker falls through skylight(Post)A New Zealand roofing company was recently ordered to pay a fine of $25,000 and reparations of $40,000 after a 14-year-old boy fell through a roof skylight, suffering multiple fractures.The company w ...
ACT pays tribute to fallen workers(Post)ACT Work Health and Safety Commissioner Jacqueline Agius has paid tribute to the workers who have died in workplace incidents at a National Workers’ Memorial ceremony.SafeWork Australia data shows 19 ...
Queensland pays tribute to fallen firefighters(Post)Queensland firefighters who died in the line of duty were honoured on Monday at an annual remembrance ceremony at St Brigid’s Red Hill. In a speech read on her behalf by Member for Maryborough B ...
