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Man flown to hospital following mustering incident in central Queensland(Post)
A man was transported to the hospital by the LifeFlight rescue chopper following a fall from his trail bike while mustering cattle in central Queensland.The rescue helicopter was called to a property ...
Queensland woman flown to hospital following horse-riding incident(Post)A woman was flown to hospital by the LifeFlight rescue chopper on Thursday afternoon after she experienced a fall from a horse in South East Queensland.The aeromedical crew was called to the scene at ...
Worker injured after cherry picker incident in Perth(Post)A worker pruning trees in Perth was injured when the cherry picker he was using tipped over on Friday afternoon.The 22-year-old is believed to have broken his arm after falling seven metres to t ...
Quad bike rider injured in Mount Archer crash(Post)RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter airlifted a man to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital after he was injured in a quad bike crash in southeast Queensland.The incident happened about 10 am o ...
Safe Work Australia releases updated WHS guidance for tree work(Post)Safe Work Australia has released updated WHS guidance to help workers manage the risks of tree work.Safe Work Australia said the ‘Guide to managing the risks of tree work updates the previous Guide t ...
Shipping container crush spurs Vic WorkSafe prosecution(Post)A stone benchtop business faces charges following the death of a worker at a Campbellfield factory in February 2020.The company is facing three charges under the Victorian OHS Act for failing to ...
Worker killed after plunging 20 metres in wind turbine collapse north of Mackay(Post)A worker died after plummeting 20 metres from a wind tower in central Queensland on Thursday afternoon.Emergency services, including a helicopter crew, responded to the incident at a property in Lake ...
Charges filed against Victorian plastics manufacturer over workplace injury (Post)WorkSafe has charged a plastics manufacturer with two breaches of the OHS Act after a worker was struck on the head by a falling machine part in November 2021.The safety watchdog alleges the company ...
WorkSafe opens probe into fatal gold mine collapse(Post)WorkSafe is carrying out an investigation into a mine collapse that occurred near Ballarat on Wednesday.WorkSafe says the incident happened during hand-mining operations, leading to the death of one ...
Safe Work Australia releases new Model Code of Practice for tower cranes(Post)Safe Work Australia has developed a new Model Code of Practice for managing health and safety risks of tower cranes in workplaces.Some of the risks associated with crane operations include contact wi ...
Man sustains critical injuries after plummeting six meters from rooftop at NSW workplace(Post)A worker has sustained serious injuries after falling off a roof in northern NSW. The incident involved a 60-year-old man who fell from a height of 6 meters while working at a property in Gunne ...
