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Builder fined $100K over worker fall(Post)
A construction company has been found guilty and penalised with a fine of $100,000 by the District Court of NSW following a prosecution initiated by the State’s workplace safety watchdog. The company
Man flown to hospital after falling from shed roof in Queensland(Post)A man was flown to the hospital by the LifeFlight aeromedical team following injuries sustained in a fall on Tuesday afternoon. Reports suggest the man in his 40s was involved in roofing work on a sh
Safety warning issued after VIC worker falls from roof(Post)WorkSafe is advising employers to remember the importance of controlling the hazards involved in working at heights following an incident where a worker sustained injuries while carrying out roof plum
Fall from scaffolding triggers safety warning(Post)Construction workers have been warned not to modify scaffolding if they are not authorised to do so following an incident in which a worker fell through a void they had created at a Darwin constructio
VIC building company sentenced following deadly fall(Post)A construction firm has been found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of $270,000 following a man's fatal fall of over four meters in February 2022. Last week, the Melbourne County Court convicted the
Falling tree kills tractor driver in Western Australia(Post)A 70-year-old man has died after being hit by a falling tree in Western Australia.The man was driving a tractor on a property in North Dandalup on Sunday afternoon when the incident took place.He was
Rider flown to hospital after fall from horse(Post)A woman is recuperating in hospital after sustaining serious injuries in a horse fall in the South Burnett region.The woman in her 40s suffered multiple injuries in the Tuesday morning incident in Nan
WorkSafe probing ladder fall death at Melbourne construction site(Post)WorkSafe has launched an investigation following the death of a Melbourne electrician on Tuesday morning.A 60-year-old man died after falling from a ladder at a construction site in Greenvale just aft
Melbourne teacher killed in 3m fall from roof(Post)A Melbourne teacher has passed away following a fall from a school roof on Thursday afternoon.WorkSafe Victoria said the 61-year-old man was collecting balls from the roof when he plunged over three m
Man struck by falling pallets in Dunedin workplace incident(Post)A man has been injured by falling pallets at a Dunedin workplace Thursday afternoon.Emergency services were called to the incident on Eclipse Rd just before 4.30pm.The pallets fell from a forklift and
Rider sustains head injuries after falling from horse(Post)A woman was flown to hospital with head injuries after falling from her horse in South East Queensland.The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was called to the Lockyer Valley region on Thursday afterno
