A worker became trapped while completing trench work in New Jersey last week. Construction workers were replacing water mains to a housing development behind a shopping centre. Around 9:30am, the
Suspended sentence over working from heights violations
The former director of a UK construction company has been handed a suspended prison sentence, after unsafe work from heights and failing to comply with prohibition notices. The case heard
Worker crushed by 300kg of glass
A worker has been seriously injured after a workplace accident in Sydney’s Greenacre yesterday when close to 300kg of glass fell on him. The exact circumstances surrounding the issue are
“Gross negligence” costs manufacturer $40k after worker’s arm crushed in roller
A manufacturer of health supplements in Dandenong South, Melbourne, has been handed down a fine of $40,000 – plus costs – over a workplace incident from 2018 that crushed a
$25,000 fine over crush incident by hydraulic post driver
A Queensland fencing contractor has been fined $25,000 over an incident that occurred in 2017 when a worker had three of her fingers crushed by a hydraulic post driver. Glenn