A company has been fined $140,000 over the death of a rigger who was pinned between equipment while working in the Cooper Basin. Read Full Article
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Union Raises Safety Concerns - Inadequate Isolation
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
A New South Wales union official is questioning whether a safety oversight contributed to a man's death at the Tarcutta bypass worksite. Read Full Article
Mine Worker Killed in Vehicle Accident
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The 55-year-old man was one of four people travelling in a light vehicle along a haul road at Blackwater's Curragh Mine, west of Rockhampton, when it crashed shortly before 11am (AEST). Read Full Article
Company fined $450,000 over Fatality of Worker
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The family of a man killed in a workplace accident say the fine handed down over the death is grossly inadequate. Read Full Article
Conviction for Crushing Death of 17 year old
Thursday, August 26, 2010
A 37-year-old man has been convicted and fined over the death of a teenage co-worker at the Ballarat gold mine. Read Full Article
Bus Driver Dies - Caught in Bus Door
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The widow of a driver strangled to death by a bus door in Alice Springs has described the fine handed down to his employer as an "insult to the family". Read Full Article
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