Recycling company fined $70K following baler hand amputation
01 October, 2021A Victorian recycler has been fined $70,000 after a worker had his hand amputated while strapping bales of crushed aluminium at a Melbourne factory in 2014.
New South Wales moves to make sustainable farming safer
28 June, 2021The NSW Government and the Institute for Sustainable Futures are embarking on a research project to understand the safety issues facing New South Wales landholders.
Campaign highlights risk of heavy vehicle collisions in mining
17 June, 2021The NSW Resources Regulator has conducted a campaign to raise awareness of the risk of collisions involving heavy mining equipment.
Worker dies after being struck by machinery in Victorian factory
02 June, 2021A worker suffered head injuries and died after, it is believed, being hit by an attachment on a rubber extrusion machine. It brought the state's toll to 19 for 2021.
Plastics manufacturer fined $75K for machine injury
29 April, 2021Icon Plastics had been fined $75,000 after a worker's hand was crushed by unguarded machinery at its Seaford factory in 2016.
Company, director fined after worker trapped beneath hoist
06 April, 2021A Campbellfield manufacturer and its director have been fined $60,000 after a worker sustained serious injuries when he was crushed under a robotic hoist.
Company fined after worker loses both legs in accident
17 March, 2021An SA company has been fined $350,000 after a 2017 workplace incident in which a worker's legs were amputated below the knee in a hay press.
Produce company fined $300,000 for unsafe systems of work
25 February, 2021Zerella Holdings has been fined $300,000 after a worker sustained serious injuries from being dragged into a water pit with a moving agitator.
Safety alerts issued for NT cattle, construction industries
12 February, 2021NT WorkSafe has released two safety alerts, following serious incidents in the cattle industry and the construction industry.
Degloving incident costs Mildura juice company $30,000
11 December, 2020Lencia Fruit Juices Pty Ltd has been fined $30,000 after a worker's hand was sucked into an unguarded bottling machine, resulting in nerve damage.
Transport and logistics company charged over 2018 incident
02 December, 2020K. & S. Freighters has been charged with breaching work health and safety laws, after a 2018 incident at an Adelaide depot left a worker with serious injuries.
Company fined $40K for failing to supervise worker
29 October, 2020A company has been fined $40,000 for failing to adequately supervise a young worker who sustained serious injuries while cleaning a plate roller.
$40K fine after workplace incident leads to amputation
16 September, 2020A sheet metal fabrication company has been fined $40,000 after a workplace incident that led to a work experience student having to amputate the tip of his finger.
Victorian meat processor fined for severe hand injury
10 August, 2020Diamond Valley Pork has been fined $130,000 for a 2019 incident in which a worker's hand was crushed while trapped in a waste chute.
SafeWork SA calls for caution when using crushing plant
08 May, 2020A worker has died while clearing a metal tramp blockage in a cone crusher, prompting SafeWork SA to urge businesses to practise caution around crushing plant.
