Worker Dies After Canoe Capsizes on Farm Dam Near Oberon
On Thursday, 22 October 2025, a 29-year-old man died after a canoe capsized on a farm dam at Clover Hills, Jaunter, south of Oberon in the NSW Central West. A second worker,…
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NSWNew South Wales
RegulatorSafeWork NSW
Manildra Group Faces Dozens of Safety Breach Notices After Silo Collapse Incident
In October 2024, two 30-metre-tall grain silos collapsed at Manildra Group's Shoalhaven Starches facility near Bomaderry in New South Wales. Following the incident, SafeWork NSW conducted intensive inspections between February and March…
Major Cotton Farm Faces Charges Over Fatal Backhoe Accident Involving Estonian Worker
On Tuesday, 16 December 2022, a 28-year-old Estonian farm worker died after being pinned under the cabin of a backhoe that slid into a culvert and overturned at a remote property near…
QLDQueensland
RegulatorWorkplace Health and Safety Queensland
Bundaberg Sweet Potato Farm Fined $48,500 for Exploiting Pacific Island Workers
A Queensland sweet potato farming company and its director have been fined $48,500 after unlawfully deducting thousands of dollars from dozens of Pacific Island workers employed under the federal labour mobility scheme.…
Mackay Sugar Fined $100,000 After Worker’s Fingers Severed by Poorly Maintained Pump
One of Queensland’s largest sugar processors, Mackay Sugar, has been fined $100,000 after a workplace accident left an employee with severe hand injuries. The court found that poor maintenance and lack of…
Worker Dies in Tragic Machinery Incident at Clarke Creek Wind Farm in Central Queensland
On Thursday, 3 July 2025, a 27-year-old worker was fatally injured in a machinery incident at Clarke Creek Wind Farm, located northwest of Rockhampton in central Queensland. Despite immediate emergency treatment at…
WAWestern Australia
RegulatorWorkSafe WA
Donnybrook Farmer Jay Higgins Saves Lives Through Organ Donation After Tragic Farm Accident
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…
VICVictoria
RegulatorWorkSafe Victoria
Hay Manufacturer HAV Pty Ltd Fined $400,000 After Worker Crushed to Death in 2021
On Monday, February 1, 2021, Harley Muir, a 29-year-old worker, was killed when he became entangled in a multibaler machine at HAV Proprietary Limited's facility near Bendigo in Victoria. Mr. Muir sustained…
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