Altered design and overloading contributed to Prahran scaffold collapse
A company which pleaded guilty to two workplace safety charges which led to the collapse of a scaffold in Prahran in 2009 has been convicted and fined $170,000.
Category : Incidents & Prosecutions
Company fined $60,000 after worker loses finger
An Australian food manufacturer has been fined $60,000 over an incident that left a worker with a severed finger after it was caught in a machine.
Carter Holt Harvey workplace fatality fine nearly doubled on appeal
A division of a major Australasian forestry company had its fine for workplace safety breaches nearly doubled on appeal in the County Court this morning.
Incidents and prosecutions show construction sector can do better
Heavy fines have been imposed in a series of WorkSafe prosecutions after serious incidents for construction industry safety failings.
Company fined $50,000 over electric shock incident
A Mulgrave sign installation company has been convicted and fined $50,000 over an incident that left a worker with severe burns to his body after he suffered an electric shock.
WorkSafe investigates fatality
WorkSafe is investigating the death of a 65-year-old Epping man in Scoresby yesterday afternoon.
Forklift incident and prosecutions prompt safety warning
A man has undergone surgery at the Latrobe Valley Hospital after being struck by a forklift at Morwell this morning.
Second prosecution in four years for company and its director
A company director and his Epping business have been prosecuted on serious workplace health and safety charges for the second time in four years.
Five Repeat Offenders Get Court In May
Serious repeat workplace safety offences have landed three companies and two individuals in court this month prompting WorkSafe to warn others to lift their game.
Man Dies After Fall From Factory
WorkSafe is investigating this morning’s death of a labourer who fell from the roof of a factory that was being renovated at Oakleigh South.
Horsham Company Fined Over Silo Incident
A Horsham company has been fined $50,000 after a worker’s leg became entangled in an unguarded sweep auger, causing the calf muscle on his right leg to detach and lacerations requiring about 100 stitches.
Court Of Appeal Doubles Fatality Fine To $500,000
A major hirer of industrial equipment, Coates Hire Operations Pty Ltd, has been convicted and fined $500,000 after a worker died when an elevating work platform rolled down the tray of a truck, tipped and crushed him.
Worker Fined Over Nail Gun Incident
A 34-year-old labourer has been convicted and fined at the Wodonga Magistrates' Court after shooting an apprentice with a nail gun, fracturing his arm.
WorkSafe investigates fatality
WorkSafe is investigating the death of a worker in Epping this morning. The incident happened on Cooper Street at about 10am. It appears the 21-year-old worker was in the process of undertaking repair works to a truck when he sustained fatal crush injuries.
Prosecution After Dodgy Asbestos Removal
An unlicensed asbestos removalist has been convicted and fined $13,250 for arranging unlicensed asbestos removal, his second offence in two years.
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