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Worker killed in Queensland mine incident(Post)
A mine worker has been killed in an incident involving a ’pick and carry crane’ in central Queensland.The incident occurred at a coal mine in the Bowen Basin.Paramedics arrived at the mine on Saturda ...
Monday 19th April 2021(Post)Power Lines Hit by Crane. A truck driver received an electric shock when the boom of the crane he was operating struck overhead power lines. The driver was delivering timber to a building site a ...
Gold Coast worker injured in construction site fall(Post)A construction worker sustained severe head injuries following a serious incident in Coolangatta.The man in his 60s plunged 4.5 metres after being hit by a concrete hose on Thursday morning.Emergency ...
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 ...
NSW factory worker sustains fatal injuries after being struck by steel beam(Post)A worker has died after being struck by a steel beam at a NSW steel factory. Reports stated that the beam dropped from a crane and fatally hit the worker around 10:30 am on Monday. Paramedics discov ...
Vic transport company charged after worker suffers electric shock(Post)A Victorian transport company has been charged following an incident in which a worker sustained serious injuries when a crane truck he was operating contacted overhead power lines. The company faces ...
Management Plans Imperative for Risky Work like Falls(Post)Painter convicted for subcontractors fall through skylight. A painter pleaded guilty to two charges in the Cobram Magistrates Court last Wednesday after the sub-contractor he engaged in pai ...
WorkSafe investigates two fatal workplace incidents(Post)Victoria has recorded two separate work-related deaths in one day, taking the state's workplace fatality toll to nine for 2022.A 53-year-old crane operator died after being crushed by steel beam ...
Vic concrete manufacturer fined for near miss workplace incident(Post)A Victorian concrete manufacturer has been fined $35,000 over a workplace incident where concrete fell from a crane, narrowly missing two workers.WorkSafe Victoria said two workers were removing a fi ...
Worker critically injured following 3m plunge at Sydney worksite(Post)A young man is in critical condition after experiencing a horrific fall at a Sydney workplace. The man in his 20s suffered severe head injuries after reportedly falling 3 meters at the work site in ...
Safety failures at Perth army base result in $100,000 fine(Post)A construction company has been prosecuted by the federal safety regulator after a worker suffered serious injuries at a Perth army base. During the incident on 7 June 2017, the worker was struck by ...
