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Fishing Company Guilty Over ' Strangling' Death

Friday, July 02, 2010

A shark fishing company and a skipper have been blamed by the Industrial Court for a deckhand's death.  Jack Salvemini, 36, was working on the Jean Bryant in the Great Australian Bight in 2005 when he was strangled by a rope as a net was wound onto a spool. Read Full Article

Skylarking Apprentice Sets Fire to Workmate

Thursday, July 01, 2010

A former apprentice has been convicted and fined over a fiery workplace prank at a Hallam factory, in eastern Melbourne, in 2008. Read Full Article

Two Men Crushed by MIne Shuttle Car - Queensland

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Two men were injured at the North Goonyella mine near Moranbah in central Queensland at the weekend, with one of the men pinned between a shuttle car and the mine wall. Read Full Article

Inquest Hears Tragic Details of Death of 9 Year Old

Friday, June 25, 2010

A central Queensland coroner has delivered the findings on the inquest of a nine-year-old boy who drowned while swimming at the Rock Pool Water Park in Rockhampton in January 2007.  Read Full Article

Man Crushed By 300kg Steel Plates

Thursday, June 24, 2010

A man remains in a stable condition after 300 kilograms of steel fell on his legs during a workplace accident in far north Queensland. Read Full Article

Guilty Verdict for Munition Blast Triple Fatality

Thursday, June 24, 2010

A munitions company and its chief operating officer have been found guilty of failing to maintain a safe workplace after a fatal explosion killed three workers and injured two others. Read Full Article

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