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Darwin solar installers charged for fall safety violations(Post)
A Darwin company and its manager are facing charges under the WHS Act for exposing workers to fall hazards.The Northern Territory's workplace safety watchdog said on Tuesday it has charged the company
Falls and toilets targeted in latest SafeWork SA construction blitz(Post)SafeWork SA inspectors are blitzing residential construction sites this week to ensure employers are protecting workers from fall hazards and the worksites have clean toilets.Last year, SafeWork SA wa
Fall from roof prompts SafeWork SA safety warning(Post)SafeWork SA warns workers about the risk of falls when working on roofs after an apprentice electrician suffered broken ribs when he fell from a roof.The apprentice fell 3 metres and landed on a bound
Tradie dies in hospital after fall at NSW construction site(Post)Safe Work NSW has commenced investigations after a tradie died from injuries sustained in a workplace fall. The 20-year-old man sustained critical injuries after falling at a construction site in Burr
Worker falls to his death at Auckland construction site (Post)A worker has died after falling six floors on an Auckland construction site.Emergency crews were called to reports of a fatal workplace incident at St John's on Friday afternoon.The man died at the sc
LifeFlight transports man to hospital following ladder fall(Post)A man was airlifted to the hospital after falling from a ladder on Tuesday afternoon. The LifeFlight helicopter was dispatched to the incident near Blackbutt at 4:35pm. The man in his sixties receive
Melbourne worker dies after falling from roof(Post)WorkSafe is conducting an investigation following the fatal fall of a roofer at a Melbourne commercial factory on Saturday morning. The 55-year-old man reportedly fell about eight metres through a ro
Fatal occupational falls claimed the lives of 41 Victorians in five years(Post)WorkSafe reminds employers to protect workers from falls after 41 workers were fatally injured and more than 7,000 workers suffered serious injuries in work-related falls in the last five years.So far
Perth boy succumbs to injuries after fall (Post)A 12-year-old boy who was seriously injured after falling from height at a Perth construction site has died.The boy was rushed to Perth Children's Hospital in a critical condition following the incide
Rider flown to hospital after falling from horse(Post)A Queensland woman was flown to hospital after falling from her horse on Saturday afternoon. The incident happened in the Western Downs region.The LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) helic
Man hospitalised after falling from horse in the Somerset region(Post)A man was flown to hospital after falling from a horse in South East Queensland. The LifeFlight helicopter was called to the incident shortly before 10am on Sunday morning. The man, aged in his sixti
