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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A scaffolding worker in his 20s was awarded $752,487 after falling through an unprotected skylight at a construction site in Canberra. The ACT Supreme Court found that his former employer, ACT Height…
An independent worker narrowly avoided being crushed when a three-tonne coin press became unbalanced while it was being moved by forklift at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra. 7NEWS reported the CCTV…
A 29-year-old woman from Holt in Canberra has been arrested and charged with grooming and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy she worked with. The alleged inappropriate relationship came to light after it…
Nurses and allied health workers in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) are facing life-threatening conditions while conducting home visits, according to a recent investigation by WorkSafe ACT. The probe followed four serious…
In July 2022, a nine-year-old child suffered severe burns to their hands and wrists at Questacon, the National Science and Technology Centre in Canberra, when alcohol-based hand sanitiser on their skin ignited…
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