Excavator operator fined following partial foot amputation
21 September, 2026The operator, a sole trader and civil demolition contractor, was using the excavator to uproot trees and gather green waste when he struck a labourer sorting building debris nearby.
ATSB Chief Commissioner publishes open letter on Sydney Airport investigations
08 September, 2026The letter, by Angus Mitchell, sets out how the Australian Transport Safety Bureau is approaching its six investigations into the airport's traffic conflict and coordination incidents.
Myer and supplier charged after robot warehouse fatality
08 September, 2026The department store and a warehouse robotics supplier were charged after a 27-year-old man sustained fatal injuries after coming into contact with an energised and operating automated robot.
$800K fine after pedestrian fatally struck by reversing reach stacker
31 August, 2026Following a defended hearing, a company was convicted and fined over the incident that involved a type of mobile plant used for handling shipping containers.
The air receiver registration duty most sites don't know they have
27 August, 2026 | Supplied by: Compressed Air SolutionsAir receivers are one of the quieter compliance gaps in Australian industry. Here's what the duty is and a two-line check you can run this week.
$200K fine after stacker conveyor entanglement at a gold mine
17 August, 2026The worker suffered a crush injury and a fractured left humerus as a result of the entanglement, which occurred in the Mungari gold mine near Kalgoorlie.
ATSB commences transport safety investigation into Sydney Airport near collision
11 August, 2026The near collision occurred on Sunday morning between a Jetstar A320 and Qatar Airways Boeing 777 on a taxiway.
$150K spend follows truck driver struck by forklift
10 August, 2026The incident occurred while the driver was in a loading area waiting for his truck to be packed with carpet tiles. Struck in the back, the driver briefly lost consciousness.
Worker seriously injured by falling metal debris leads to $212,500 fine
10 August, 2026The worker was struck while working on a bucket elevator conveyer, the company being convicted and fined in the District Court of NSW.
Charges laid in South Australia's first case of industrial manslaughter
03 August, 2026The charges follow a 2024 incident in which, it is alleged, a 28-year-old worker died after being struck in the head by a metal object ejected from a milling machine he was operating.
Mining and smelting complex implements pedestrian alert system
14 July, 2026 | Supplied by: RCTDesigned to improve operator awareness, the system was deployed across a range of equipment including forklifts, skid steer loaders, cranes and backhoes.
$310K fine for mining contractor over coal mine worker death
07 July, 2026The contractor was fined for breach of obligations in relation to an incident where a worker was killed when struck by a torque arm attached to a conveyor at an underground coal mine.
Forklift incident leads to combined $249,600 company and director fine
07 July, 2026The proceedings arose from a 7 November 2022 incident in which a worker sustained injuries after she was struck by a reversing forklift.
$210K fine after 20-year-old worker's hand pulled into rock crushing machine
15 June, 2026A mineralogical services company has been fined after a worker — only employed for a few weeks at the business — sustained serious crush injuries to four fingers.
Aboriginal Corporation charged over rollover incidents that included a fatality
15 June, 2026A Central Australian Aboriginal Corporation has been charged by NT WorkSafe in relation to two rollover incidents that injured two workers and killed a third.
