Incident records by state and territory
Workplace deaths, serious injuries and the investigations, prosecutions and inquests that follow, across Australia.
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Incidents and their outcomes, by state and territory
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RegulatorWorkSafe Victoria
IntraAust Properties Pty Ltd has been convicted and fined $150,000 after a labour-hire carpenter was seriously injured in a fall at a Carrum Downs construction site. The incident occurred on 7 March…
A 55-year-old worker died after a passing truck struck him on the Western Highway at Lawloit, between Kaniva and Nhill in western Victoria. In a 2 November 2026 release, WorkSafe Victoria said…
A grocery worker suffered chest injuries when a forklift struck her in a shared loading bay at Springvale Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s south-east. A 30 October 2026 WorkSafe Victoria release reports that…
A 74-year-old worker died at a farm in Waggarandall, near Shepparton, Victoria, on Sunday 25 October 2026. WorkSafe Victoria said he became trapped beneath a loading ramp. The regulator’s initial description of…
Two workers suffered significant burns in a fire at a residential construction site in Armadale, Victoria, in November 2025. WorkSafe Victoria announced charges against Super Coat Waterproofing Pty Ltd on 19 October…
A 35-year-old worker suffered serious burns in an explosion at a scrap recycling business in Dandenong South, Victoria, in November 2025. WorkSafe Victoria reported the incident when it announced charges against Eco…
RegulatorSafeWork NSW
A heavy diesel mechanic was seriously injured when a 350 kg axle fell onto him as he worked beneath a flat-deck truck trailer at AAA Trailers’ Helensburgh workshop on 7 September 2023.…
RegulatorWorkplace Health and Safety Queensland
A worker sustained serious lower-leg injuries when a cut section of block wall fell during planned removal work at a Queensland construction site in January 2026. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland’s incident…
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