Father and son injured in coalmine
23 July, 2018Two workers were seriously injured after they were hit by falling coal in a mine.
Mobile piling rig crushes worker's hand
23 July, 2018A mobile piling rig has rolled over and crushed a Queensland worker's hand.
Slewing crane crushes worker
22 June, 2018A Queensland worker sustained serious injuries after he was crushed by a truck-mounted crane in May 2018.
Pressurised gas hose causes fatal head injuries
08 June, 2018A Queensland worker has died after he received severe head injuries during the removal of a hose from a 100-tonne pressure vehicle.
Battling violence against frontline medical staff
07 June, 2018 by Amy SteedSedative injections, stab-proof vests and body-worn cameras are just some of the measures being introduced to tackle increasing violence against medical staff.
Worker loses three toes, stone supplier fined
04 June, 2018A $50,000 fine has been imposed on a Victorian stonemason company after a 182 kg benchtop fell on a worker's foot.
Construction firm fined after apprentice almost killed
14 May, 2018A conviction and $80,000 fine have been delivered to a construction company, after an apprentice plumber was badly injured during an excavation collapse.
Farmer feeding sheep killed by trailer
10 May, 2018A farmer has been killed by a trailer at a property near Ouyen.
Industrial deaths inquiry, submissions open
03 May, 2018An inquiry into the framework for the prevention, investigation and prosecution of industrial deaths has begun.
Agricultural processor fined over worker death
26 April, 2018A conviction and $260,000 fine has been handed down to Ricegrowers Ltd, following the death of one of its maintenance workers.
Man charged with fraudulent workers comp claims
23 April, 2018A man who fraudulently obtained more than $700,000 in unlawful workers compensation payments has been charged by WorkSafe Victoria.
WA wastewater treatment plant death under investigation
23 April, 2018A worker has died at the Water Corporation's Woodman Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in Munster.
WA health workers to receive stab-proof vests
16 April, 2018The WA Government has committed $2.2 million to protect public health workers against rising rates of violence in hospitals.
Welding explosion kills worker
13 April, 2018The man was making a tractor counterweight by welding empty fuel drums to a steel frame when an explosion engulfed him.
Body-worn cameras to curb violence in hospital
13 April, 2018Townsville Hospital has introduced cameras to protect staff from those who abuse or attack them.
