A Hunter Valley concrete company has been fined nearly $100,000 after one of its employees was killed on the job. Read Full Article
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Friday, October 01, 2010
The Industrial Magistrates Court has found Townsville Gymnastics guilty of breaches to the Act after Michelle Maitland, 19, fell and died during a recreational gymnastics class in June last year. Read Full Article
Large Fine over Drilling Fatality
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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
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
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