A WA company has been fined $60,000 for exposing a worker to a hazard during an arc flash incident at Atlas Iron’s Wodgina iron ore project in Pilbara. The incident happened on 9 November 2013. An electrician was replacing components within a switch room at the mine when he... Read more.

Emergency crews attended a workplace incident at a North Sydney business where a man’s arm got trapped in machinery. The man, aged in his 20s, was working with machinery on Thursday at about 11.00am when the incident took place. Crews managed to free the man after a short while... Read more.

An infrastructure company in Pilbara has been fined $50,00 in relation to an incident five years ago where a worker had both his legs amputated. The company pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe work environment for a person who was not an employee, and was... Read more.

Work-related injuries cost the Australian economy an estimated $60.6 billion each year (4.8 per cent of GDP) according to Safe Work Australia. These injuries impose costs on employers, workers, and the community. The costs associated with work-related injuries vary depending on the severity of the incident. Most of the... Read more.

The Industrial Court handed down a $111,000 fine plus court fees to an earthmoving company for failing to comply with providing a primary duty of care and for failing to comply with their health and safety duty, thereby exposing an individual to a risk of death or serious injury... Read more.