$50K fine after unguarded table saw tips over, cuts artery
05 September, 2025In Queensland, a fabrication company has been fined $50,000 after an unguarded table saw tipped over, with the rotating blade causing serious injuries — including a cut artery.
Abattoir cake press entanglement death leads to $785K fine
29 August, 2025A Western Australia meat marketing co-operative has been fined $785,000 over the death of a worker who became entangled in a cake press at the Katanning Abattoir.
$60K fine follows fingers amputation in meat product plant
08 August, 2025A meat manufacturing and distribution company has been fined $60,000 after a worker had fingers amputated by the moving blade in plant that included a 'Biltong Slicer'.
$80K fine follows finger amputation using unguarded machinery
18 July, 2025After a worker had a finger amputated due to using unguarded machinery, a packaging manufacturer has been convicted and fined $80,000.
Steel-bending machine's partial degloving lands $90K fine
14 July, 2025A steel manufacturing company with a history of WHS offending has been convicted and fined $90,000 after a worker's hand became trapped in a bending machine.
$595,000 fine follows hay press cutting chamber injury
09 May, 2025In Western Australia, a hay processing company has been fined $595,000 after a worker's leg became trapped in the cutting chamber of a hay press.
Gates PowerGrip GT4 and Poly Chain GT Carbon V-belts
20 November, 2024The Gates PowerGrip GT4 and Poly Chain GT Carbon V-belts are designed to decrease maintenance and reduce safety risks within HVAC systems.
Abattoir crush injuries prompt safety alert
18 August, 2023A safety alert has been issued after two incidents in which workers sustained serious crush injuries while working with abattoir machines.
Kinder Australia K-AllShelter Conveyor Covers
20 April, 2023K-AllShelter Conveyor Covers are designed to provide complete coverage of the conveyor and are engineered to be a waterproof, durable barrier.
Company fined after workers fall from excavator bucket
15 March, 2023A NSW company has been fined $180,000 after two workers were injured when they fell four metres from an excavator bucket at a construction site in 2019.
MHM Automated Mobile Robots and H&C Gantry Palletiser and De-Palletiser
01 March, 2023MHM Automation has released the MHM Automated Mobile Robots (AMRs) and the H&C Gantry Palletiser and De-Palletiser.
Vic companies fined $50,000 after worker injures arm
26 September, 2022Two companies have been fined after a worker's arm became caught in a machine at a brick manufacturing site in 2018.
SafeWork NSW puts spotlight on agriculture, farm safety
06 September, 2022Farms across NSW have been urged to implement a 'safety first' approach, after a man was fined $50,000 when a worker sustained serious injuries in 2020.
Fixed machinery incidents, fatalities prompt reminder to put safety first
01 August, 2022A recent spate of incidents involving fixed plant has prompted WorkSafe Queensland to issue a safety reminder for all employers working with fixed machinery.
Cargo services company fined after worker injured at Perth Airport
28 July, 2022A ground and air cargo services company has been fined $110,000 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell from a baggage tug at Perth Airport.
