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Company fined after debris from a crane fell on worker
A company which leased a property to a steel business has been fined $75,000 after a worker was injured when debris from a building bridge crane fell on him.
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Work safety inspector intimidated over asbestos complaint
A demolition business owner has been fined $5,000 for intimidating a Queensland Government work safety inspector.
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Warning not to use high pressure cleaners on asbestos roofs
Following two very recent incidents and several others in the last year, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a repeat warning about the dangers of using high pressure water cleaners on asbestos roofs.
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Boat builder fined $140,000 over workplace injuries
A Queensland boat builder has been fined $140,000 after a worker suffered multiple wrist fractures while using a faulty press that had been reported to the company more than a year earlier.
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Not ensuring workers complied with traffic management policies costs not-for-profit organisation much needed cash
A not-for-profit business which stores and distributes food to other charities has been fined $30,000 after an incident in 2020 left an employee with hip and foot fractures.
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House moving company and director fined over workplace roof fall
A Queensland house moving company and its director have been fined a total of $60,000 over a work safety incident where a worker fell from a roof.
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Fertilizer company fined $250,000 over worker crush fatality
A Queensland fertilizer company has been fined $250,000 after a worker was crushed by machinery at its plant.
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Steel fabrication company fined after incident involving an apprentice
A Brisbane steel fabrication company has been fined $50,000 after an incident in October 2020 which left a third-year apprentice boilermaker with serious groin lacerations.
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Builders fined over Sunshine Coast work safety hazard
Two Queensland building companies and their directors have been fined a total of $105,000 over unsafe work practices on a Sunshine Coast project more than seven years ago.
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Company and sole director fined after worker falls through skylight
A roofing company and its sole director have been fined a total of $60,000 after a worker fell through a skylight in December 2019 and suffered serious physical and psychiatric injuries.
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Colleagues and loved ones remembered on Workers’ Memorial Day
On Workers’ Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work, those who have died at work have been remembered, with pledges made to keep current workers healthy and safe.
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Primary school students urged to do their bit for farm safety
Queensland primary school students are encouraged put on their thinking caps and get creative to help save lives on farms.