Work accident feed · Industry
Deaths and serious injuries on farms, stations and orchards, and the investigations that follow.
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On Saturday, 25 October 2025, a 63-year-old man died in a workplace incident at a farming property in Merredin, Western Australia, approximately 260 kilometres north-east of Perth. The fatality occurred during silo…
On an unspecified date in 2025, 46-year-old farmer Jay Higgins sustained fatal injuries while attempting to castrate a young calf on his family farm near Donnybrook in Western Australia. An elastrator tool…
On Saturday, 27 April 2026, a 17-year-old New Zealand national was struck and killed by a loader at a sheep and wheat farm near Burakin, northeast of Perth in Western Australia. The…
On Wednesday, 30 October 2023, Joshua McAllan, a farm worker from Dandaragan in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region, became trapped when his leg was caught in a potato harvester being towed by a…
Help after a workplace injury
In Queensland, a WorkCover claim should be lodged within 6 months after entitlement arises — usually the first medical assessment. You may also have a common law claim if your employer was negligent. No-obligation first consultation, no win, no fee*.
