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1 month, 2 weeks ago

WorkSafe clears employer over WA government contractor's death in Purnululu National Park

ABC

Western Australia's workplace safety watchdog will not press charges over the death of a government contractor who died in extreme heat in the state's remote Kimberley. The man, aged in his 20s, died after the vehicle he was travelling in broke down within the Purnululu National Park on December 18, 2021. The death was also reported to WorkSafe WA, which …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Boy, 5, critically injured by falling parking meter at Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre

ABC

A five-year-old boy has been flown to Perth in a critical condition after a parking meter fell on him in Western Australia's largest regional city. A spokesperson for the office of the WorkSafe commissioner has confirmed a disused parking meter fell a on the five-year-old in a courtyard within the Bunbury Museum. Three ambulance crews where dispatched in response to …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Worksafe investigates death of drilling contractor at mineral exploration site in WA's northern Goldfields

ABC

Authorities are investigating after a 29-year-old drilling contractor was killed at a mining exploration site in Western Australia's remote northern Goldfields. Perth-based gold exploration company Saturn Metals has told the ASX the fatality occurred on Thursday afternoon at its Apollo Hill project, near Kookynie, about 790 kilometres north-east of Perth. The fatality comes after WorkSafe successfully prosecuted US-based drilling contractor …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Buller wines fined $50,000 after 'horrific' ethanol explosion injures group on distillery experience

ABC

Buller Wines has been fined $50,000 after a large gin still exploded, injuring and traumatising a group of people on a tour in 2022. Representatives of the company appeared via video link in Wodonga Magistrates Court pleading guilty to one charge of failing to provide necessary information, instruction, and training for employees to work safely, and one charge of failing …

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5 months ago

Old town gas network of pipes posing a lethal threat to construction crews in Hobart and Launceston

ABC

Fourteen years ago, the lives of three Tasmanian construction workers changed forever. The trio had been excavating when they unwittingly hit an old town gas main under Hobart's Evans Street in 2010. Old town gas pipes snake throughout Hobart and the city's northern suburbs, installed from the 1850s to distribute coal gas to street lamps. "Anytime a construction worker penetrates …

Gas Old Town Tasmanian Worker Old Town Gas Worksafe Tasmania

6 months, 4 weeks ago

No charges to be laid over Victorian Aboriginal woman Veronica Nelson's death in custody

ABC

No criminal charges will be laid over the death of an Indigenous woman in custody, after Victoria's workplace safety watchdog declared there was "insufficient evidence" to prosecute justice officials or a prison operator. WorkSafe Victoria has revealed it has closed the case against the Department of Justice and Community Safety and prison healthcare provider Correct Care Australasia, known as CCA, …

Health Death Bail Nelson Inquest Veronica Worksafe

7 months ago

Kalidonis NT found guilty of NT WorkSafe charges over death of construction worker Paul Leach

ABC

A Darwin construction company has been found guilty of two charges laid by NT WorkSafe over the violent death of an employee at a remote Northern Territory construction site. On Friday in Darwin Local Court, Judge Ben O'Loughlin found Kalidonis NT guilty of two counts of failing to comply with a health and safety duty in relation to Mr Leach's …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Warrnambool College staff reveal mental health impacts of 'unsafe' work environment

ABC

Staff crying in their cars and having to psych themselves up before entering classrooms. 'Violent and vulgar' Three former and current Warrnambool College staff members described student behaviour towards other students and staff as "violent and vulgar", in and out of the classroom. "This intimidation and violence is leaving the school grounds because teachers are not protected on the school …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Offshore workers' union calls for 'heads to roll' at WorkSafe WA following decision not to prosecute in Santos platform incident

ABC

The union representing offshore oil and gas workers is campaigning for WorkSafe WA to be cleared out "from top to bottom" over its refusal to prosecute companies involved in a serious incident off the state's north. Today marks three years since several workers narrowly avoided being crushed by a swinging platform during the decommissioning of Santos's Sinbad platform, near Varanus …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

A 'lead exposure event' forced the partial shutdown of a Launceston metal recycler, now it's trying to resume operations

ABC

In short: Recycal's metal recycling plant in northern Tasmania was forced to partially shut down in February after the state's Environment Protection Authority found elevated lead levels in dust generated by a metal shredder. Recycal's metal recycling plant in northern Tasmania was forced to partially shut down in February after the state's Environment Protection Authority found elevated lead levels in …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Kilvington Grammar School charged by WorkSafe over death of diabetic student Lachlan Cook on 2019 overseas trip

ABC

In short: Kilvington Grammar and World Challenge Expeditions have been charged over the death of a student on a school trip. Kilvington Grammar and World Challenge Expeditions have been charged over the death of a student on a school trip. Sixteen-year-old Lachlan Cook suffered diabetic ketoacidosis, a serious complication of type 1 diabetes, while on a school trip to Vietnam. …

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1 year ago

Ballarat Gold Mine reopened a day after dead miner extracted from underground rockfall

ABC

In short: The Ballarat Gold Mine reopened on Friday, the day after a deceased man was extracted from the mine. The Ballarat Gold Mine reopened on Friday, the day after a deceased man was extracted from the mine. Mine operator Victory Minerals said the Ballarat Gold Mine reopened last Friday morning, March 15, the day after deceased man Kurt Hourigan, …

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1 year ago

Tasmanian construction company found guilty of safety breaches after worker falls on star picket

ABC

In short: A worker was left with "horrific" injuries after falling from a mobile scaffold onto a star picket below. A worker was left with "horrific" injuries after falling from a mobile scaffold onto a star picket below. A leading Tasmanian construction company is facing a fine of up to $1.55 million after being found guilty of safety breaches that …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Victorian court imposes $1.3 million company fine under workplace manslaughter laws

ABC

In short: Stonemasonry business owner Laith Hanna has been ordered to pay $120,000 in compensation to the family of Michael Tsahrelias after the worker's death in 2021. Stonemasonry business owner Laith Hanna has been ordered to pay $120,000 in compensation to the family of Michael Tsahrelias after the worker's death in 2021. Hanna and his company were the first to …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Victorian companies Cutri Fruit, AH Vision charged over worker's death after falling from moving trailer

ABC

A stone fruit grower and a labour-hire company in north-west Victoria have been charged over the death of a 70-year-old worker who fell from a moving trailer. Key points: Cutri Fruit and AH Vision have been charged over a fatal farm accident in 2022 A WorkSafe Victoria investigation identified breaches in workplace safety laws The matter will be heard at …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Daylesford car crash: The single picture that lays bare locals' fury over the pub beer garden tragedy that ripped apart two young families

Daily Mail

Residents of a small rural community still reeling from a beer garden crash that claimed the lives of five people claim the local council ignored safety concerns. Five members of two young families were killed and an 11-month-old baby was injured and when an SUV ploughed through a packed pub beer garden in Daylesford, about 90 minutes' drive north-west of …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Judge in Whakaari White Island trial dismisses charges against Buttle brothers who own volcano

ABC

The three brothers who own Whakaari White Island have had charges against them dismissed in an Auckland court. Key points: James, Andrew and Peter Buttle were among 13 parties charged over the 2019 eruption of Whakaari White Island that killed 22 people The three brothers were charged as individuals over their roles as directors of the company that owns White …

Evidence Charges Judge Company Brothers James Island

1 year, 7 months ago

WA company Jinning Pty Ltd fined $30k after four workers suffered lead poisoning at Kalgoorlie laboratory

ABC

A WA court has heard that one of four workers who received lead poisoning while working at a Kalgoorlie assay laboratory had lead in his blood more than three times the recommended level and was so unwell he had to be flown to Perth for treatment. Key points: Four workers employed at a Kalgoorlie assay laboratory received lead poisoning between …

Court Prosecution Company Lead Perth Lead Poisoning Kalgoorlie

1 year, 7 months ago

Whakaari White Island criminal trial hears evidence from brothers who inherited volcano

ABC

For the first time, the criminal trial into the Whakaari White Island disaster has heard evidence from the three brothers who own the volcano. Asked what steps they took to fully understand the danger posed by the island, Peter Buttle said he and his brothers held "institutional knowledge" gained over more than 40 years of the Buttle family communicating with …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Whakaari White Island trial hears from volcano survivor on warnings and evacuation during deadly eruption

ABC

A survivor of the Whakaari White Island disaster has taken the witness stand in Auckland, and as part of his evidence, the court has heard the only emergency procedure he was aware of was being told to run as the volcano erupted. Asked directly whether he had an understanding of the risk of visiting the volcano, Mr Urey again said: …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Brothers made $1m a year from Whakaari White Island before eruption, but allegedly 'chose not to pay' for risk assessment, court hears

ABC

With a packed gallery, New Zealand's workplace health and safety regulator has opened its case against six parties that plead not guilty to charges laid over the deadly 2019 eruption of the Whakaari White Island volcano. By 2019, the Buttle's company, WML, was making $1 million profit a year from Whakaari with "minimal overheads", Ms McDonald told the court. "It …

Court Volcano New Zealand Risk Eruption White Told

1 year, 8 months ago

Whakaari White Island is owned by one NZ family. Today three brothers face charges over the volcano's deadly 2019 eruption

ABC

In 1936 Whakaari White Island was an unusual acquisition for Auckland stockbroker George Buttle, who would eventually pass the private island onto his son and then his grandsons. Parties charged in Worksafe NZ case: Andrew Buttle James Buttle Peter Buttle Whakaari Management Limited ID Tours New Zealand Tauranga Tourism Services Inflite Charters Volcanic Air Safaris Limited Aerius Limited Kahu NZ …

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1 year, 9 months ago

WorkSafe fines Victorian diving company $730k for putting workers at risk of drowning

ABC

A Victorian diving company that conducts water tank and irrigation inspections and repairs has been fined $730,000 for repeatedly putting workers' lives in danger. Key points: One female divers for Underwater Inspection Services got stuck in a narrow culvert and couldn't move WorkSafe's investigation found a backup diver was not adequately trained to rescue The company pleaded guilty to seven …

Workers Melbourne Diving Victoria Bedford Pleaded Guilty Worksafe

2 years ago

NT WorkSafe drop industrial manslaughter charge against Darwin construction company Kalidonis NT

ABC

The Northern Territory's workplace safety watchdog has withdrawn an industrial manslaughter charge against Darwin construction company Kalidonis NT. Key points: Industrial manslaughter attracts a maximum fine of $10.2 million Kalidonis NT and its director still face charges of failing to comply with a health and safety duty The fatal incident happened in Maningrida in 2020 after a chain allegedly failed …

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WorkSafe clears employer over WA government contractor's death in Purnululu National Park

Boy, 5, critically injured by falling parking meter at Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre

Worksafe investigates death of drilling contractor at mineral exploration site in WA's northern Goldfields

Buller wines fined $50,000 after 'horrific' ethanol explosion injures group on distillery experience

Old town gas network of pipes posing a lethal threat to construction crews in Hobart and Launceston

No charges to be laid over Victorian Aboriginal woman Veronica Nelson's death in custody

Kalidonis NT found guilty of NT WorkSafe charges over death of construction worker Paul Leach

Warrnambool College staff reveal mental health impacts of 'unsafe' work environment

Offshore workers' union calls for 'heads to roll' at WorkSafe WA following decision not to prosecute in Santos platform incident

A 'lead exposure event' forced the partial shutdown of a Launceston metal recycler, now it's trying to resume operations

Kilvington Grammar School charged by WorkSafe over death of diabetic student Lachlan Cook on 2019 overseas trip

Ballarat Gold Mine reopened a day after dead miner extracted from underground rockfall

Tasmanian construction company found guilty of safety breaches after worker falls on star picket

Victorian court imposes $1.3 million company fine under workplace manslaughter laws

Victorian companies Cutri Fruit, AH Vision charged over worker's death after falling from moving trailer

Daylesford car crash: The single picture that lays bare locals' fury over the pub beer garden tragedy that ripped apart two young families

Judge in Whakaari White Island trial dismisses charges against Buttle brothers who own volcano

WA company Jinning Pty Ltd fined $30k after four workers suffered lead poisoning at Kalgoorlie laboratory

Whakaari White Island criminal trial hears evidence from brothers who inherited volcano

Whakaari White Island trial hears from volcano survivor on warnings and evacuation during deadly eruption

Brothers made $1m a year from Whakaari White Island before eruption, but allegedly 'chose not to pay' for risk assessment, court hears

Whakaari White Island is owned by one NZ family. Today three brothers face charges over the volcano's deadly 2019 eruption

WorkSafe fines Victorian diving company $730k for putting workers at risk of drowning

NT WorkSafe drop industrial manslaughter charge against Darwin construction company Kalidonis NT