Man earns nine months' jail time for compensation fraud
04 September, 2019A man that defrauded Victoria's workers compensation scheme of more than $112,000 has been jailed for nine months, according to WorkSafe Victoria.
Site supervisor fined $21,000 for workplace bullying
03 September, 2019A man has been fined $21,000 in SafeWork SA's second conviction related to workplace bullying.
Errant fire burns sugar cane harvester with $35K fine
02 September, 2019A sugar cane harvester has been fined $35,000 after a cane burning incident left a worker with severe burns and psychological injuries.
Formwork company fined $120K after worker fall
28 August, 2019A formwork business has been convicted and fined $120,000 after an employee fell more than four metres, fracturing his leg, according to SafeWork SA.
Hand amputation slaps meat processor with $90K fine
21 August, 2019A meat processor has been fined $90,000 in Melbourne Magistrates' Court after a worker's hand was severed at its Brooklyn plant.
Collapsed roof traps and injures worker
19 August, 2019A worker has been seriously injured while manually demolishing the roof frame and external walls of a single-storey house.
Man fined $3.5K for assaulting a WorkSafe inspector
15 August, 2019A man has been fined $3500 and ordered to pay $127.40 in costs for assaulting a WorkSafe Victoria inspector at an Elwood construction site.
Fruit processor cut with $25K fine following worker injury
13 August, 2019A Victorian fruit processor has been fined $25,000 and ordered to pay $3592 in costs after a worker's finger was partially severed by moving machinery.
Farm worker dies after being crushed by hay bale
09 August, 2019Early investigations indicate the worker had been removing a strap from a front-end loader's trailer when a hay bale became unstable and fell onto him.
Ballantine fall lands $38K fine in first of four cases
08 August, 2019Valmont WA Pty Ltd has been fined $38,000 and ordered to pay $8054 in costs in the first court case related to 17-year-old Wesley Ballantine's death.
One worker dead and two injured after crane hits powerline
07 August, 2019A North Queensland worker has died and two others were hospitalised after a crane came into contact with overhead powerlines.
Chocolate store renovation negligence fine not so sweet
01 August, 2019A Perth building company has been fined $5000 for negligence after it failed to carry out or supervise a renovation it had been commissioned to perform on a Fremantle chocolate store.
Builder fined $75K after "serious" circular saw injury
30 July, 2019A Toowoomba builder has been fined $75,000 after their failure to instruct a worker in safe circular saw use resulted in physical and psychological injuries.
Tradesman fined $6K in relation to bullying young workers
29 July, 2019A Hunter tradesman has been convicted and fined $6000 after his bullying behaviour negatively impacted two young workers' mental health and safety, according to SafeWork NSW.
Deadly duck farm fall lands $150K fine: court finding
16 July, 2019Melbourne County Court has fined a duck farm operator's trustee and a maintenance contractor $75,000 each, following the death of a worker at a property near Nhill.
