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workplace safety
Case notes tagged “workplace safety”.
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Picture hiddenConstruction accidentEmployer liable after steel beams crush a worker’s foot & ankle
The NSW Supreme Court awarded a former labourer $1,030,742.67 after an unstable steel beam crushed his foot at a construction site. The judgment examines the employer's duty, causation and lost earning capacity.
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Picture hiddenFactory accidentVisible factory danger not an obvious risk of injury
The NSW Supreme Court found Visy and DME equally liable after a DME worker struck his head on a low-hanging pipe at Visy’s Tumut paper mill. Damages remain to be finalised after a 20% reduction for contributory negligence.
Case notes explain decisions in other people’s cases. They are general information, not legal advice, and every claim turns on its own facts.
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