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ACT issues safety reminder after child falls from height (Post)
ACT Work Health and Safety Commissioner Jacqueline Agius reminds operators of children's play centres to make safety a priority following an incident in which a child suffered minor injuries after fa ...
Vic building company charged after worker’s fatal fall (Post)A Victoria building company faces charges for safety breaches following the death of a worker after a fall at a Melbourne construction site two years ago.The 26-year-old man fell from scaffolding ont ...
Fatal fall results in $390,000 fine for Victorian building firm(Post)A Victorian building company has been fined $390,000 after a worker fell to his death at a construction site in Melbourne.The company had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of violating workplace s ...
Woman dies after falling from horse south of Adelaide(Post)A 56-year-old woman has died after falling from a horse south of Adelaide.Paramedics were called to a property near Victor Harbor at about 1pm on Friday.The woman died at the scene.SafeWork SA is inv ...
Crane operator falls to his death at Perth construction site(Post)A worker was fatally injured after falling from a crane tower in Perth on Friday morning.Paramedics were called to the incident at Applecross about 7am.The man was declared dead at the scene after ef ...
Rider sustains injuries following a fall from horse in SE QLD(Post)A rider has been injured after falling from a horse in southeast Queensland.The rider sustained head injuries after the incident on Sunday morning.Emergency crews were alerted just before 9.50am.A Qu ...
Worker dies in hospital after falling from roof at Melbourne school(Post)Victoria has recorded the sixth workplace fatality for 2023 following the death of a school maintenance worker in Melbourne last week.WorkSafe said the 67-year-old man suffered injuries after falling ...
Man flown to hospital after tree falls on him south of Gympie(Post)A man has been injured after being struck by a falling tree south of Gympie.The man in his 30s was cutting down a large tree when it fell, pinning him underneath on Monday afternoon.The RACQ LifeFlig ...
Gold Coast man rushed to hospital after 6m ladder fall(Post)A man fell from a ladder while working on a property on the Gold Coast on Monday morning.The man suffered serious injuries after reportedly falling about six metres in Burleigh Waters at about 10.15 ...
Gold Coast man hospitalised after being struck by falling tree(Post)A man was struck by a falling tree in South East Queensland last week.The man had been cutting down trees in Boyland when the incident occurred. He was freed by fire crews after he became trapped und ...
Man flown to hospital after falling from farming vehicle(Post)The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was called to the Toowoomba region following a farming incident involving a man, aged in his 70s, on Wednesday morning.The man suffered a fractured leg after fal ...
