WorkSafe announces half-year results
The state’s workers’ compensation scheme remains financially sound, and fewer people are being injured at work, according to the mid-year report card released today by WorkSafe.
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WorkSafe announces half-year results
The state’s workers’ compensation scheme remains financially sound, and fewer people are being injured at work, according to the mid-year report card released today by WorkSafe.
Company fined $500,000 after worker crushed
A Keysborough concrete pumping contractor has been convicted and fined $500,000 after the death of a worker who was struck by a large section of tubing.
School groundskeeper dies after being hit by tree branch
A groundskeeper died after being struck by a tree branch while performing maintenance work at a school in Berwick on Wednesday.
Charges laid after painter’s death
A construction company has been charged following the death of a painter at a building site at Merricks North in 2017.
11 falls prompts warning about working safely at heights
WorkSafe has warned there will be consequences for not managing the risk associated with working at heights on construction sites following two serious incidents in less than two weeks.
Crane fails and sends 32-tonne concrete structure crashing
WorkSafe is making inquiries into a serious incident in which a precast concrete structure weighing 32 tonnes fell while being lifted by two cranes at a factory in Dandenong on Tuesday.
Truck driver dies in Victoria’s north east
A man in his 50s has died after the tip truck he was driving made contact with overhead powerlines on a dairy farm at Kergunyah, south of Albury Wodonga, on Tuesday evening.
Car repairer fined $40,000 after crush injury
A Dandenong automotive repair centre has been convicted and fined $40,000 after a man was crushed when a car fell off an incorrectly operated hoist.
Company fined $25,000 for unsafe scaffolding
A Ballarat construction company has been convicted and fined $25,000 for ignoring WorkSafe directions to fix unsafe scaffolding at a Mount Clear worksite.
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