Company skewered with $110K over impaled worker
04 November, 2019A building company has been fined $110,000 and ordered to pay $1097.95 in costs after a worker fell and was impaled on a steel bar while constructing a house.
Homebuilder fined $77K for failing to control fall from height risks
01 November, 2019A Queensland homebuilder has been fined $77,200 after failing to control fall from height risks at two worksites.
Man dies after falling six metres — likely from a ladder
31 October, 2019A man has died after falling six metres — likely from a ladder — while working on an air-conditioning system at a civic centre.
Unlicensed labour hire company slapped with $75K fine
30 October, 2019An unlicensed labour hire company has been fined $75,000 for supplying workers to another business, in breach of the Labour Hire Licensing Act.
Company fined $120K for failing to provide fall protection
25 October, 2019Sandarra Electrics has been fined $120,000 for exposing workers to risk of serious injury on a Geelong construction site.
Company crushed with $80K fine after tyre shredder injury
24 October, 2019A tyre recycling facility operator has been fined $80,000 and ordered to pay $4217 in costs after a young worker's arm was crushed in a tyre shredder.
Fallen tilt-up panel lands $47K fine
22 October, 2019A building company has been fined $47,000 after a 3.88-tonne tilt-up concrete panel fell from a building under construction onto a neighbouring carpark.
Worker injury sees Otraco pledge $458K in enforceable undertaking
04 October, 2019Otraco is set to pay at least $458,219 in an enforceable undertaking after a diesel-powered tyre handler caught fire in 2017, seriously burning a worker.
Fall from height lands $62K fine
02 October, 2019Two construction companies have been convicted and fined $62,500 after a 31-year-old worker fell three metres onto a concrete floor in 2017.
NT's strong arm of WHS Law
27 September, 2019 by Martin Kelly, Guy Biddle and Will Snow*Lawyers Martin Kelly, Guy Biddle and Will Snow explore the Northern Territory's use of enforceable undertakings and stance on industrial manslaughter.
CFMMEU and official fined for abusing safety functions
24 September, 2019The CFMMEU and its former official have been fined $34K after the official "intentionally hindered and obstructed" works due to false safety concerns.
Worker dies in dozer, light vehicle collision
19 September, 2019A worker has died after a dozer collided with their light vehicle at the Snapper Mineral Sands Mine in August.
Wall collapse kills man at building site
18 September, 2019WorkSafe Victoria is investigating the death of a 56-year-old man after a brick wall collapsed on him at a Ballarat residential building site.
Developer fined $180K for worker fall
17 September, 2019A developer has been convicted and fined $180,000 after a work-experience student fell six metres and sustained serious injuries at a Canberra worksite in 2016.
Worker injured after arms get trapped in pulling winch
16 September, 2019A worker has suffered traumatic injuries to both arms after becoming trapped by a pulling winch. Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
