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Victorian trucking company sentenced for truck safety breaches(Post)
A Victorian trucking company has been fined for workplace safety breaches after two truck drivers sustained injuries in separate crashes.The company pleaded guilty to three violations of the Victoria ...
Truck tailgate crushes Melbourne worker(Post)WorkSafe is investigating after an auto electrician died when the tailgate of a truck fell on him on Saturday afternoon. It happened at Campbellfield at around 12.30 pm.Reports indicate the 41-year-o ...
Man killed by truck on NSW highway worksite(Post)A worker suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a truck in northern NSW.The man was hit by the truck while working on a highway east of Walgett on Tuesday afternoon.Emergency crews were s ...
Be safe working around trucks, urges WorkSafe(Post)WorkSafe reminds employers and workers to prioritise safety when working around trucks following the deaths of four workers in the past two months. The safety regulator says two workers sustaine ...
Traffic controller dies after being struck by truck in Waikato(Post)A traffic controller died after being hit by a truck in Waikato on Sunday morning.Police said the man was directing traffic at a closed highway when he was struck by the truck and fatally injured.Wor ...
Auckland roadworker dies after being struck by truck(Post)A roadworker who sustained injuries in a collision in Remuera on Wednesday night has passed away in hospital.Police said the incident happened at a roadworks site on Victoria Avenue and involved a tr ...
Queenstown worker injured in truck incident(Post)A worker suffered serious injuries in an incident involving a truck in Queenstown on Wednesday afternoon.Police and emergency services attended the scene, with police confirming the incident was work ...
Driver crushed to death by own truck in Melbourne(Post)WorkSafe has launched an investigation after a garbage truck driver was fatally crushed by his own vehicle in Melbourne.WorkSafe said the truck rolled forward and trapped the driver between a post an ...
Man, 65, fatally struck by own truck north of Adelaide(Post)A man was fatally injured after the truck he was working on reportedly rolled on top of him north of Adelaide.Police said they found the 65-year-old man lying next to his truck on Wednesday morn ...
WorkSafe investigating death of truck driver near Shepparton(Post)A truck driver has been killed following a single vehicle incident northwest of Melbourne, the first workplace fatality in Victoria this year.WorkSafe Victoria said the 40-year-old driver was fatally ...
Truck driver’s death leads to 360K fine(Post)A former transport company has been fined for breaching health and safety regulations after a truck driver was fatally struck by the loading ramp of a trailer in 2019.Acting Head of SafeWork NSW Andr ...