WorkSafe Victoria has encouraged employers to ensure all machinery is properly guarded and operated safely to avoid the risk of life-changing amputation injuries. In 2022, WorkSafe accepted 137 claims for workplace amputation injuries, with more than 150 body parts amputated, including at least 127 fingers or thumbs. Digits caught... Read more.

WorkSafe New Zealand is again urging vigilance on the risks of exposed machinery, in light of a steel fabrication worker suffering a significant injury on the job in Northland. The employer, Donovan Group NZ Limited, has been sentenced in the Whangārei District Court for its health and safety failings... Read more.

A Manawatū factory worker’s death underscores the importance of carrying out a dedicated risk assessment before modifying machinery in a workplace. 47-year-old Dwayne Summers died after being trapped and crushed, while using a meal bagging machine at Kakariki Proteins Limited in April 2021. The Feilding business was sentenced today... Read more.

Network operator Western Power has been fined $66,000 and ordered to pay costs of $2616.30 after an employee received severe electrical burns while using unsafe cleaning equipment near live high-voltage powerlines. The network operator pleaded guilty to breaching WA’s electricity network safety laws. According to agreed facts presented in... Read more.

A company that makes ducted air conditioning components at its Scoresby factory has been fined $30,000 and ordered to pay costs of $2509 after a worker’s hand was crushed in a power press machine in 2019. High-Fire Heating Pty Ltd was sentenced without conviction after pleading guilty to one... Read more.