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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 ...
Seven Australian workers killed at work in 2024(Post)Latest Safe Work Australia figures show seven Australian workers have suffered fatal injuries at work so far this year.The transport postal and warehousing industry has recorded two fatalities, const ...
National fatal occupational injuries data updated(Post)Recent Safe Work Australia data shows 121 fatal work-related incidents have so far been recorded in Australia this year.The transport, postal and warehousing industry accounts for the highest number ...
Man charged for alleged assault on WorkSafe inspector(Post)A Victorian man has been charged for assaulting a safety inspector at a Melbourne construction site in June 2021.The man faces charges under the Victorian OHS Act for allegedly obstructing a WorkSafe ...
Thirty Australian workers killed in workplace incidents this year(Post)Preliminary figures from Safe Work Australia reveal 30 Australian workers have been fatally injured at work thus far this year. The transport postal and warehousing sector reports the highest number ...
Fatal occupational injuries: Safe Work Australia releases updated data(Post)Recent data from Safe Work Australia shows that 60 Australian workers have lost their lives while working this year.Transport postal and warehousing has the highest number of work-related deaths at 1 ...
WorkSafe WA launches investigations after two workers killed in separate incidents(Post)Two men have been killed in workplace incidents that occurred within hours of each other in Western Australia.WorkSafe is currently looking into the circumstances surrounding both incidents.The first ...
Fatal crane incident under investigation by WorkSafe(Post)An investigation has been commenced by WorkSafe into the incident that took place at a construction site in Berwick resulting in a fatality.Reports indicate that a 28-year-old truck driver was hit an ...
Workplace death toll passes 100 mark(Post)The number of work-related fatalities for 2023 has now crossed the 100 mark.Provisional data from Safe Work Australia indicates 104 Australian workers have been killed at work so far this year.The&nb ...
133 Australian workers killed at work this year(Post)Safe Work Australia has recently published data revealing that 133 Australian workers have died in workplace incidents this year. The transport, postal and warehousing industries lead with 41 fatalit ...
