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.
Prosecutions
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.
Mining company to fund $1M for safety improvements following 2017 safety incident
The NSW Resources Regulator has accepted a $1,090, 750 Enforceable Undertaking from Mt Arthur Coal Pty Limited from a mining company following a serious safety incident at its site near Muswellbrook in August 2017.
Company fined more than $300K after workplace incident left man paralysed
A company in North Island, NZ has been fined $304, 750 after a workplace incident left a worker permanently paralysed from the neck down.
Retailer fined $150,000 after bus driver was run over by shipping container transporter
A major retailer has been fined $150,000 without conviction over an incident in which a truck driver’s foot was crushed when he was twice run over by a mobile shipping container transporter.
Construction company fined over young worker’s death
A construction company has been fined $38,000 plus $8054 in costs over a 2017 incident in which a 17-year-old man died after he fell through a void in the roof of an internal atrium at the old GPO building in Forrest Place, Perth.
Gold miner fined $150,000 over fatal workplace incident
The gold miner was fined in the Kalgoorlie Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Four prohibition notices issued to Circus Rio lifted
SafeWork SA has lifted four of the nine prohibition notices issued to Circus Rio after announcing that it was satisfied that the key non-compliance issues at the circus have been addressed.
Additional prohibition notices issued to circus following safety incidents
SafeWork SA has recently conducted a comprehensive safety audit of Circus Rio’s operations following the incidents that led to worker injuries this week.
Charges laid following assault against nurse
A health service provider has been charged for alleged health and safety breaches after a patient assaulted a nurse.
Hunter tradesman convicted in relation to bullying young workers
A Hunter tradesman has been convicted of failing to take reasonable care that his actions did not adversely affect the health and safety of two young workers.
Labour hire company and director fined for obstructing investigation over worker’s death
A Queensland-based labour hire company and its company director were convicted and fined a total of $13,000 in the Darwin Local Court for failing to cooperate with NT WorkSafe, and without a reasonable excuse, ignoring requests to provide documents during an investigation into the 2016 death of a Fijian national worker.
DHHS facing charges over alleged health and safety discrimination
Department of Health and Human Services has been charged by WorkSafe Victoria for alleged discrimination against a worker who raised health and safety concerns.
Alice Springs fuel company faces charges over truck driver’s death
An Alice Springs fuel distribution company is facing charges over the death of a truck driver in 2017.
Company’s application to overturn WorkSafe improvement notices withdrawn
An application by a Victoria-based company to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal (VCAT) to have three improvement notices issued by WorkSafe overturned has been withdrawn.
Charges laid over teen construction worker’s death in 2017
WorkSafe WA has laid charges against four parties over the death of a 17-year-old construction worker at a Perth construction site in 2017.
NT WorkSafe accepts enforceable undertakings
NT WorkSafe accepted two enforceable undertakings for an incident in 2017 where 14 spectators received serious burn injuries during a burnout competition at the Red CentreNATS.
Port operating company fined over $500K over worker’s death
A port operating company in New Zealand was sentenced and fined $506,048 at the Wellington District Court today following an incident in January 2017 in which a worker died as a result of a fall injury at the company’s container assessment and repair facility.
Melbourne health service faces charges over patient death
The charges were filed at the Broadmeadows Magistrates Court.
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.
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