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Perth worker dies after being hit by steel beam(Post)
A worker was fatally struck by a load of steel in Perth on Tuesday afternoon.The 59-year-old man was reportedly working close to a crane at a construction site in Malaga when the incident happened.Th ...
Safe Work Australia publishes preliminary data on workplace fatalities for 2026(Post)The most recent figures from Safe Work Australia show that 14 workers have died in the workplace this year. The transport, postal, and warehousing industry has seen 6 fatalities, followed by Agricul ...
Operator injured in Melbourne crane collapse(Post)A driver has been injured after a massive crane collapsed onto the roof of a house at a Melbourne construction site on Wednesday afternoon.The crane knocked down powerlines and caused significan ...
Safe Work Australia updates 2023 workplace fatality figures(Post)The new figures show Transport, postal and warehousing have so far reported eight fatalities, followed by mining with three fatalities, while the Manufacturing industry is ranked third, with two fata ...
Sydney worker hurt in job site fall(Post)A worker has been injured after falling about two meters at a Sydney construction site. At around 3:30pm on Friday, emergency services were dispatched to Fontana Drive in Gables following reports of ...
Safe Work Australia updates preliminary data on work-related fatalities(Post)This year, 40 Australian workers have tragically died at work, as reported by Safe Work Australia. Leading the statistics is the transport, postal, and warehousing industry with 19 fatalities, ...
Forty-nine New Zealand workers killed on the job this year(Post)A total of 49 New Zealand workers have died on the job so far this year, latest WorkSafe data shows.The transport industry has the most fatalities with 16 work-related deaths.The construction industr ...
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 ...
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 ...
Death on the job: Safe Work Australia updates 2023 figures(Post)Safe Work Australia has released the latest work-related fatality figures for 2023.So far this year, 50 Australian workers have been fatally injured at work. Transport, postal & warehousing indus ...
Transport leads in workplace fatalities(Post)Transport, warehousing, & postal industry has recorded the highest number of occupational deaths in Australia so far this year, latest figures from Safe Work Australia indicates that the industry ...