Tag: Workplace accidents
Mine workers' uranium exposure not dangerous: WorkSafe
NT WorkSafe says it does not expect to see any negative health outcomes as a result of uranium contamination.[MORE]
Man dies in outback mining mishap
A man has died in a mining accident near Coober Pedy in outback South Australia.[MORE]
32 rescued from collapsed Chinese mine
Rescuers in central China have saved 32 out of 34 miners who had been trapped by an underground flood, but there is now little hope of finding 14 people missing in a subway tunnel collapse, state media said.[MORE]
Researchers fear mine accidents unreported
SA researchers say they suspect that many mine accidents are going unreported.[MORE]
Man injured in farming accident
A man has been seriously injured in a quad bike accident in the Wheatbelt.[MORE]
Worker dies in Macksville mishap
A man was killed in an industrial accident at Macksville on Saturday morning.[MORE]
Mine explosions kill at least 12 in Romania
Authorities in Romania say at least 12 miners have been killed in two explosions in a coal mine in the south-west of the country.[MORE]
Romanian miners killed in gas explosions
Twelve miners were killed and about 10 injured after two gas explosions at a mine in south-western Romania, in one of the worst such accidents in recent years, officials said.[MORE]
Work to resume on floor collapse site
Work is about to resume on a Canberra building site which was closed last month after a floor collapsed.[MORE]
Man convicted over internet video footage
A 20-year-old Seymour man has been convicted after Victoria's first prosecution arising out of video footage on popular website YouTube.[MORE]
Customs officers injured after 'defensive training'
A special defensive training course for Australia's armed customs officers had to be revised after scores of participants were injured. [MORE]
Man dies after building site fall
A 29-year-old man has died while working at a construction site in West Perth this afternoon.[MORE]
Man's legs crushed in hay baler mishap
A west Gippsland man was flown to Melbourne yesterday when his legs were crushed in a farm accident.[MORE]
Questions over Beaconsfield mine's duty of care
The inquest into the death of miner Larry Knight has heard Beaconsfield Gold may have failed in its duty of care.[MORE]
Inquest told mine collapse not foreseen
The inquest into the death of Beaconsfield miner Larry Knight has heard the fatal rockfall could not have been predicted.[MORE]
Rockfall unforeseeable: Mine lawyer
The lawyer representing Beaconsfield Gold has told an inquest the rockfall which killed miner, Larry Knight, was not foreseeable.[MORE]
Inquest told mine's support systems failed
The inquest into the death of a miner at Beaconsfield has been told a failure of ground support contributed to the Anzac Day rockfall two years ago.[MORE]
BHP mine death inquest begins
A coronial inquest into the death of a 32-year-old worker at a BHP Billiton mine site in the goldfields is due to start today.[MORE]
Beaconsfield mine collapse inquest resumes
The inquest into the death of a miner at Beaconsfield more than two years ago is hearing submissions from the lawyer representing the man's family. [MORE]
Man crushed to death at Melbourne storage yard
A man in his 50s has died after being crushed at a vehicle storage yard at Ringwood, in Melbourne's east, last night.[MORE]
City building site partially reopened
The ACT Office of Regulatory Services (ORS) has partially reopened a construction site in Canberra's city centre where the floor of a building collapsed last week.[MORE]
Proposed OHS fines 'not big enough'
The ACTU says penalties under proposed national work safety laws need to be tougher if they are to be an effective deterrent.[MORE]
Workplace safety council court case continues
A court case against the Wellington Shire council will continue in Melbourne.[MORE]
Beaconsfield survivor lobbies PM to stop pulp mill
The pulp mill debate has flared during the Prime Minister's visit to Tasmania.[MORE]
Bedding company fined $360k over workplace accident
A Melbourne company has been fined over a workplace accident in which an employee's hair was caught in a machine.[MORE]
