Firm fined after billboard worker shocked
A Queensland advertising company has been fined $250,000 after a worker received an electric shock at Balberra in July 2016.
Prosecutions
Bullying will not be tolerated, reminds SafeWork SA
SafeWork successfully secured a conviction against a site supervisor for a Category 1 offence under section 31 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 in relation to an apprentice being squirted with flammable liquid and set alight at work in March 2017
Gold Coast poultry producer fined $90,000 following forklift injury
A Gold Coast poultry producer has been fined $90,000 after a worker was injured by a forklift in November 2016.
Queensland quarry manager jailed over workplace death
A quarry manager has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after a worker was crushed to death at a central Queensland quarry in 2012.
Toowoomba builder fined $75,000 after worker suffers life-changing injury
A Toowoomba builder has been fined $75,000 after 19-year-old worker suffered permanent injuries to his hand while using a circular saw.
Vic apartment developer fined $80K for unsafe worksites
A Victorian residential apartment developer has been fined $80,000 after multiple safety breaches were detected at two if its construction sites in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
Company fined after Victorian worker death
A shopfitting company has been convicted and fined $300,000 after a man died when he fell more than two metres at a worksite in Melbourne’s west.
Builder found guilty of failing to protect workers from falls
A Newcastle building company has been found guilty of failing to protect workers from falls.
Gold Coast recycler fined after worker loses three fingers
Three fingers on his left hand were crushed, requiring partial amputation and five months off work.
SA Police fined $390,000 over workplace death
South Australian police have been fined $390,000 over the death of a worker at a police training centre in the Adelaide Hills.
Sydney earthmoving company fined after worker suffers serious crush injuries
An earthmoving company has been fined $90,000 after a worker was crushed underneath the body of a dump truck in June 2016.
SafeWork SA Accepts Enforceable Undertaking From Government Department
South Australia’s workplace health and safety regulator has accepted an Enforceable Undertaking from a government department following an incident in October 2016 where a police employee died after becoming trapped in a walk-in freezer.
Fast food chain fined after young worker suffers serious burns
A fast-food chain in Coffs Harbour has been ordered to pay a fine of $60,000 after a 20-year-old worker slipped in the kitchen while cleaning and suffered serious burns to his leg.
Transport company fined for loading dock death
A Victoria-based transport and warehouse company has been fined $154,000 after a 47-year-old Maningrida man was run over by a prime mover in October 2016.
Ballarat swim school fined after girl becomes quadriplegic
A Ballarat swim school has been fined $150,000 for a diving incident that left a 12-year-old girl a quadriplegic in November 2016.
Firms fined after worker suffered broken jaw at Cloudbreak mine
Two companies have been fined a total of $176,000 following an incident that broke a worker’s jaw at the Cloudbreak iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Melbourne company faces charges over fatal workplace incident
A Brooklyn civil construction company has been charged over alleged health and safety failures after a worker was fatally crushed by a road roller in Mildura.
Safety failings lead to $40,000 fine for Queensland tourism operator
A Queensland tourism operator has been fined $40,000 after a woman suffered serious injuries following a zipline tour that went wrong more than two years ago.
Charges laid after worker suffers serious injuries falling 3 metres
The man fractured his left shoulder blade and spine and was unable to work for 14 months due to the injuries.
Vic firm fined after forklift incident
A Victorian company has been fined $100,000 after a worker was injured by a forklift.
Farm machinery company fined over $200K for worker’s severe injuries
A farm machinery company has been fined following an incident resulting in a farm worker’s injury.
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