Case Law - Health & Safety Handbook (Page 9)

Case Law

Subcontractor is killed after fall from height

Car collides with a mobile elevated work platform

Worker’s arm becomes entrapped in a meat processing plant

First industrial manslaughter conviction in Queensland

Young, inexperienced workers exposed to a dangerous work environment

Two workers suffer serious burns after an incident with hazardous chemicals

Company fined a total of $300,000 for work health and safety failures

Carpenter suffers fatal injuries after a brick wall collapses

Failure to formalise safety procedures contributes to worker injury

Company fined $25,000 after trailer collides with a forklift

Worker suffers fatal injuries after structure tips

Elderly man falls into a trench excavated by a plumbing company

Employer found to have adopted a system of work that exposed a worker to significant risk

Company sole director and owner found to have engaged in bullying

Court considers a restoration order after an injured worker suffers financial hardship