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Jammed conveyor chain injures mine worker

22 May, 2019

A shearer operator has suffered injury while trying to release a jammed conveyor chain during an incident in Lithgow's Springvale Colliery.


Soldier death sees Defence Dept charged

17 May, 2019

Charges have been laid against the Department of Defence after a soldier died during a training exercise.


Farm manager fined $60K over fencing injury

17 May, 2019

A Queensland property manager has been fined $60,000 for failing to use a locking pin that could have prevented a worker being injured.


Unsafe worksites see apartment developer fined $80K

16 May, 2019

An $80,000 fine has been issued to a residential apartment developer after multiple safety breaches were detected at two of its construction sites.


Falling death sparks $300K fine

13 May, 2019

A conviction and fine has been issued to a shopfitting company and its director, after one of its workers died in a fall.


Worker killed while loading excavator

09 May, 2019

An investigation is underway after a Northern Territory worker died at a plant hire business in Tivendale on Monday, 29 April.


Worker crushed to death by forklift load

07 May, 2019

A worker has been killed after he was crushed by a forklift load that slipped from its tines.


Fine and conviction for bullying manager

02 May, 2019

A $7500 fine and conviction has been issued to a food retail manager, after he was accused of bullying a storeman.


Vehicle parts inflict head injury on mechanic

26 April, 2019

Serious injuries were inflicted on a Queensland worker when he was hit by vehicle parts during an incident in March 2019.


Planting machine crushes and kills worker

26 April, 2019

A Queensland worker has died on a rural property after he was crushed by the wheels of a planting machine being towed by a tractor.


Man falls from roof, impaled on metal picket

25 April, 2019

A contractor has been killed after falling off a roof at a property north of Bendigo.


Company fined $30K for unsafe concrete panel storage

24 April, 2019

A $30,000 fine without conviction has been issued to a precast concrete manufacturer for endangering its workers with incorrect panel storage.


Transport company fined $154K after worker run over

18 April, 2019

A $154,000 fine has been issued to a Victorian transport and warehouse company, following a subcontractor death in 2016.


4 m factory fall kills worker

17 April, 2019

A man who fell around four metres at a factory in Clayton has been killed.


NT skipper convicted, fined $20K over deckhand death

16 April, 2019

A conviction and $20,000 fine has been issued to a skipper for a Darwin shipping company, following the death of a deckhand.


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