September 2022 Director found liable for incident despite retiring Tunny Pty Ltd and sole director Aidan Arthur Waring operated a car wrecking and automobile parts business. In 2014, Mr Waring retired and left his nephew as company manager.
September 2022 Judge finds company ‘invited trouble and created trap’ Endeavour Coal Pty Limited (Endeavour) operates in the coal and mining industry. In June 2019, while working on installing a scraper conveyor in a concrete sump, a worker for Endeavour was walking along the machine’s guard when he slipped.
August 2022 Worker asphyxiated while working in confined tanker In October 2018, an apprentice working at a Marshall Lethlean Industries factory died of asphyxiation while carrying out cleaning work in a confined tanker.
August 2022 Company fined $262,500 in relation to truck driver fatality Australian Softwood Pty Ltd operated the Allied Timber Products (ATP) sawmill located in the Bathurst region of NSW. The company engaged forklift drivers at the ATP site to load and unload timber packs from the back of trucks.
August 2022 Company director found personally liable for safety incident VDM Engineering engaged a transport company to deliver four 12-metre steel pipes weighing 1.1 tonnes each. While the semi-trailer was being unloaded, one of the steel pipes rolled off the forklift tines, pinning the truck driver against a nearby wall.
August 2022 Volunteer worker seriously injured after being struck by a forklift Foodbank Queensland Ltd (Foodbank) is a charitable organisation that stores and distributes food to other charities. Foodbank has paid employees, but also relies on volunteers to operate its warehouses.
July 2022 Young, inexperienced workers exposed to a dangerous work environment O2 Motorsports Pty Limited (company) provided mechanical services and repairs for motor vehicles and jet skis. It also operated a small used car dealership and manufactured biofuel.
July 2022 Parks Victoria fined $100,000 after motorcyclists injured In November 2018, two men riding motorbikes in the Narrawong Flora Reserve struck two cable barriers, which were suspended across a track to indicate seasonal road closures, at speeds of 80km/h. Both riders sustained injuries.
June 2022 Apprentice fall is wake-up call for roof plumbing company A small roof plumbing company, Hillside Metal, was contracted to install roof plumbing to a double-storey residential building that was being constructed.
June 2022 Party hire company fined $8,000 after 12-year-old boy injured A young boy was injured when he was bounced off an inflatable obstacle course supplied by Xtreme Party Hire Pty Ltd to a football club for an end-of-season event.
June 2022 Lack of competency and personal protective equipment has painful results On 6 October 2020, a third-year apprentice worker employed by Watkins Steel was cutting the flange off a section of steel universal beam using a grinder. Once that task was completed
May 2022 Pressure-testing of underground petrol storage system causes explosion Go Go Petroleum was contracted to build a petrol station in Wagga Wagga. This job required the installation of underground storage tanks and connecting pipe work.
May 2022 Company fined $100,000 for failing to control electrical hazard Metro Trains Melbourne Pty Ltd (MTM) engaged Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd (LORAC) to undertake electrical works in the Glen Waverley trains corridor in preparation for the introduction of new high-capacity trains.
May 2022 First individual conviction for industrial manslaughter in Queensland Mr Owen operated a business specialising in the repair and maintenance of electrical appliances. On 3 July 2019, Mr Owen operated a forklift to unload a generator that had been delivered to the premises on the back of a flatbed truck.
March 2022 Untrained and unsupervised worker loses fingers in unguarded machinery Skevos Kakias is the sole director of All Seasons (Aust) Gourmet Produce NSW Pty Ltd (All Seasons), which wholesales fruit and vegetable products to customers. Mr Kakias has been in charge of the business since 2005, working full-time