Company fined for exposing workers to serious fall risks
A company has been fined $120,000 in the Geelong Magistrates’ Court on Friday for exposing workers to the risk of serious injury.
Prosecutions
Building company fined over tilt-up panel collapse
A building company has been fined $47,500 over a tilt-up panel fell from a building being constructed onto a neighbouring car park.
Bus operator charged over 2017 death of driver
Northern Territory’s largest bus operator has been charged after one of its bus drivers was pinned and killed in a bus rollaway incident.
Tyre recycling company fined $80K over young worker’s injuries
A company has been fined $80,000 after a young worker was injured when his arm was dragged into a conveyer belt and crushed.
Electrical contractor loses licence following negligent work
The Electrical Licensing Committee has recently disqualified an electrical contractor from holding an electrical work licence for a period of ten years following several offences.
Company’s Class A Asbestos Removal Licence suspended for unsafe practices
A South Australian demolition company’s Class A Asbestos Removal Licence has been suspended for a period of three months for failing to ensure that the work and other activities were carried out safely and competently.
Construction companies fined over fall incident
Two construction companies were convicted and fined over a 2017 incident, which resulted in a 31-year-old worker falling 3-metres onto a concrete floor.
NZ company fined $150K over botched residential demolition job
A company in New Zealand was fined $150,000 at the Auckland District Court after a botched demolition job in a residential area left a person trapped in her property and workers at risk of exposure to asbestos.
Canberra developer fined $180K for young worker’s fall from height
A Canberra developer has been fined $180,000 over a 2016 incident in which a young worker fell off a ladder and broke his neck at the worksite.
Management company fined over 2015 shopping centre explosion
A management company has been fined $45,000 for misuse of substation after two men died while two were severely injured in a 2015 explosion at a shopping centre in Morley, Western Australia.
Canberra developer fined after student broke neck on worksite
A Canberra developer has been fined $180,000 by the ACT Industrial Court following an incident in which a school boy fell from a ladder and broke his neck on a worksite in 2016.
Company sentenced over forestry incident that left young worker unconscious
A company in New Zealand was sentenced after an unsupervised worker was hit by a felled tree and knocked unconscious.
Director and owner convicted over workplace bullying
A Melbourne director and his security company have been convicted and fined $116,250 for bullying workers.
Supervisor fined for setting apprentice on fire
An Adelaide construction supervisor has been fined $21,000 after pouring flammable liquid on an apprentice and setting him on fire while at work in March 2017.
Horse trainer fined $30K after incident leaves young worker tetraplegic
A horse trainer was sentenced and ordered to pay reparation of $372,000 at the Auckland District Court following an incident which left a young girl tetraplegic.
SA formwork business fined after fall from height prosecution
A South Australian formwork business has been fined $120,000 after an employee suffered serious injuries following a fall from height.
NT WorkSafe accepts enforceable undertaking from construction company
NT WorkSafe has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Queensland-based construction company over the 2016 death of a man when his motorbike crashed into the traffic diversion setup as part of the company’s duplication in the early hours of 30 April 2016.
Meat processing company fined $90K over amputation incident
A meat processing company has been convicted and fined $90,000 following an incident where a worker’s hand was severed at its plant in Brooklyn, Victoria.
Man fined for assaulting WorkSafe inspector
A man has been convicted and fined $3500 for assaulting a WorkSafe inspector at a construction site in Elwood, Victoria.
Demolition company fined following fall incident
A demolition company has been fined $75,000 after a worker fell through a skylight.
Shepparton fruit company fined after finger slice incident
A Shepparton fruit company has been fined $25,000 after a worker’s finger was partially severed in a machinery incident.
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