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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 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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Man dies following Sydney workplace incident(Post)A construction worker has been killed in an incident at a Sydney worksite.The man, 55, sustained injuries shortly before 8am on Wednesday at Clyde.Emergency responders rushed to the scene to provide ...
173 Australian workers killed in 2023(Post)A total of 173 Australian workers were killed on the job in 2023, according to preliminary data from Safe Work Australia.Transport postal and warehousing industry leads with 60 fatal occupational inc ...
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 ...
