Australian fishing company and NT WorkSafe reach deal over deckhand death
An Australian fishing company has avoided court after the NT safety regulator accepted enforceable undertaking following the death of a deckhand in 2013.
Prosecutions
Transport company fined $60K over serious safety breach
A transport company in Darling Downs has been fined $60,000 in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court following a depot disaster.
Notices issued after excavator rolls on Canberra work site
WorkSafe ACT has issued a Prohibition and two Improvement Notices following an excavator incident on a Civic construction site on Thursday morning.
Company and director charged over death of worker
NT WorkSafe has laid charges against a Queensland based labour contracting hire company and one of its directors in relation to the death of a Fijian national who had travelled to Australia on a working visa.
Company fined $50K over workplace incident
A stone supplier has been fined $50,000 without conviction following an incident where a 182kg stone benchtop fell on a worker’s foot, resulting in the loss of his three toes.
Mining company fined after workplace incident in Western Australia
A WA mining company has been fined $35,000 following a workplace incident at the company’s Higginsville mine more than three years ago.
Company fined $45K over worker’s serious ammonia gas burns
A cold storage food distributor has been fined $45,000 plus $2900 in costs following an incident where a contract worker suffered serious ammonia gas burns.
Farming company fined following quad bike incident involving young boy
Wellington – A small farming company was sentenced last week following a 2016 incident in which a young boy had a narrow escape after he fell from a quad bike and was run over by the equipment which was being towed behind it.
Plumbing company fined over apprentice’s serious burn injuries
A plumbing company has become the second business to be convicted and fined over an incident in which an apprentice suffered serious burns when he made contact with powerlines.
Contractor fined over death of two workers
A contractor in Perth was fined $160,000 over the deaths of two labourers caused by falling concrete tilt-up panels at a construction site.
Company and director fined for safety lapses at Esperance worksite
A Western Australian company and its director have been fined a total of $327,500 in relation to serious injuries caused to a 17 year old worker in Esperance two years ago.
Perth trucking company fined over workplace deaths
A Perth trucking company has been fined $160,000 for safety violations after two workers were fatally crushed by falling concrete panels more than two years ago.
Man fined over botched asbestos removal job
New Plymouth, NZ – A man has been fined $35,000 on Monday over health and safety charges relating to unsafe removal of asbestos.
NT WorkSafe accepts enforceable undertaking from construction company
NT WorkSafe accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Darwin construction company and its director following an incident in 2016, which saw a young sub-contractor fall through a void, breaking his left femur.
Companies fined for unsafe scaffolding
Two companies in Melbourne have been fined a total of $62,000 for unsafe scaffolding at a Bentleigh East work site
Mining company fined for worker’s death
A mining company in New Zealand has been sentenced following the death of a worker in July 2016.
Government office and construction company charged over musician’s death
NT WorkSafe has charged a government office and a Queensland-base construction company following the death of a musician in Darwin.
Fruit packing company’s fine for a 2015 scalping incident increased
A Shepparton fruit packing company has been convicted and fined $150,000 on appeal for a scalping incident in 2015.
Companies fined over forklift incident at Barangaroo
A Baulkham Hills based scaffolding company has been fined $90,000 after a worker was hit by scaffolding that fell from a forklift that was being driven by an unlicensed driver at Barangaroo.
SafeWork SA withdraws charges against inspection company
SafeWork SA has recently announced that it is dropping the charges filed against an inspection company in connection to a 2014 fatal incident at the Royal Adelaide Show involving the Airmaxx 360 ride.
Hunter companies fined over safety breaches
A meat exporter and a labour hire company have been fined a combined $105,000, after a man’s arm was injured by a factory meat processor in 2014.
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