Tag: Workplace accidents
Company fined for worker's lost hand
A company has been fined over a farm manager losing a hand in a workplace accident.[MORE]
Tree branch accident under investigation
Queensland Workplace Health and Safety inspectors are investigating an incident where a woman fractured her skull when hit by a falling tree branch.[MORE]
Man crushed on 'unsafe' work site
A union spokesman said a fatal accident at Northcote this morning could have been avoided if the right equipment had been used.[MORE]
Playwright changes Beaconsfield musical title
The creator of a musical-comedy about the 2006 Beaconsfield rockfall changes its title.[MORE]
Outrage at Beaconsfield mine tragedy musical
A musical-comedy about the 2006 Beaconsfield mine disaster has been condemned.[MORE]
Company fined for molten metal accidents
A steel products company in Adelaide has been fined $73,000 over two molten metal accidents.[MORE]
Govt representatives to address gas blast hearing
The Senate Economics Committee will conduct hearings in Bunbury today as part of its inquiry into the gas explosion at Varanus Island.[MORE]
No price gouging during gas crisis: Logan
The former WA Minister for Energy Fran Logan has told a Senate Inquiry that gas prices more than tripled during the Varanus Island gas crisis but denied there was any price gouging.[MORE]
Varanus Island report to be released
The State Government says it will release the interim report into what caused the Varanus Island gas explosion as soon as possible.[MORE]
Apache Energy expolosion behind surge in gas prices: AHA
A Senate inquiry into the impact of the Varanus island gas explosion in Western Australia has been told that gas prices have surged by 70 per cent in the wake of the accident.[MORE]
WorkCover 'improving' returns to work
WorkCover says it is improving return to work rates for injured South Australians.[MORE]
Emotional scenes as students return from Thailand
The Principal of the Winthrop Baptist College in Perth has pleaded for privacy for students involved in a fatal lightning strike while on an excursion to Thailand.[MORE]
Students in fatal Thailand trip arriving home
A group of Perth students who were caught up in a fatal lightning storm in Thailand will arrive home this morning.[MORE]
WorkCover cuts apply from today
Injured workers on WorkCover benefits will have their income cut by 10 per cent from today.[MORE]
$200K mine fine a big safety warning: union
The coal miners' union says a big fine issued to a New South Wales Upper Hunter mine owner should be a warning to others tempted to neglect their occupational health and safety obligations.[MORE]
Thai storm survivors begin journey home
A group of Perth students have begun the journey home from Thailand, after experiencing a freak electrical storm which killed two in their party.[MORE]
Tributes flow for teacher killed by lightning
A friend of a teacher killed by lightning in Thailand last week says he was the "epitome of fun" and always made the most of life.[MORE]
Mine accident sparks tougher regulations call
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) says an accident at the Ballarat gold mine on Wednesday is proof the industry needs tougher regulations.[MORE]
Production stops after fatal mine accident
The mining union says production has stopped at the Leigh Creek coal mine where a worker died yesterday.[MORE]
Man dies in coal mine plunge
A man dies from a fall into a coal mine at Leigh Creek in outback SA.[MORE]
Former mine manager to give evidence
The manager of the Beaconsfield mine at the time of the Anzac Day collapse, Matthew Gill, is expected to take the stand at the inquest today.[MORE]
Man struck by cable in critical condition
Workplace Health and Safety is investigating an incident in Cairns, in far north Queensland, that has left a man in a critical condition in hospital.[MORE]
Machinery crushes coal miner
A 34-year-old coal miner is in a serious condition after being crushed against a wall by machinery at a colliery south-west of Sydney.[MORE]
Second sewage spill into river in two weeks
The Swan River Trust says 5,000 litres of sewage leaked into the Southern River in Huntingdale at the weekend, in the same place as a similar spill less than two weeks ago. [MORE]
Unions urge rehab inquiry
SA Unions wants an inquiry into the rehabilitation industry to see if it provides an effective service to injured workers.[MORE]
