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VIC farmer killed in incident involving tractor(Post)
A fruit farmer succumbed to fatal injuries sustained from a fall off a tractor while operating it on steep slopes south of Melbourne.The incident happened on Tuesday.The 84-year-old man was reportedl ...
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 ...
LifeFlight transports man to hospital following horse riding incident(Post)A man in his 50s was transported to the hospital by the LifeFlight rescue helicopter after falling from a horse north of Brisbane.The incident happened on Tuesday morning.The helicopter was deployed ...
Tree lopper injured after being struck by power pole (Post)A man suffered serious injuries following a tree lopping incident on the Gold Coast on Monday morning.The 48-year-old man was clearing trees in Broadbeach when a power pole fell on him at about 9am.
Worker succumbs to injuries after workplace incident in Adelaide(Post)A worker has died from injuries sustained in an incident at an Adelaide workplace two weeks ago. The 42-year-old man sustained serious head injuries after reportedly falling from a truck on Apri ...
Geelong company sentenced over forklift incident(Post)A Geelong fruit and vegetable company has been sentenced for breaching health and safety regulations after a worker was injured by a forklift load.The worker sustained multiple fractures after being ...
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 ...
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 ...