Man Trampled by Cow at Warwick Saleyards Suffers Head Injury
On Tuesday, 19 June 2024, a man was trampled by a cow during a weekly cattle sale at Warwick Saleyards, west of Brisbane in Queensland. He sustained a head injury and was…
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Deaths and serious injuries on farms, stations and orchards, and the investigations that follow.
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QLDQueensland
RegulatorWorkplace Health and Safety Queensland
Fatal Farming Accident in Bundaberg
On Tuesday, 22 May 2024, a man in his 30s was fatally injured by farming machinery on a private property on Alfs Road in Childers, near Bundaberg in regional Queensland. Emergency services…
Queensland Energy Supplier Fined $300,000 for Powerline Fatality
In late July 2020, a harvester operator was fatally electrocuted when the machine contacted or came into close proximity with an overhead powerline on farmland in Queensland. Five other workers at the…
WAWestern Australia
RegulatorWorkSafe WA
Teenage Worker Killed in Western Australia Farm Incident
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…
AUSAustralia-wide
Safety Concerns Raised by Electricians and Backpackers at Remote Solar Farms in Australia
Electricians and backpackers working on remote large-scale solar farms across Australia have reported significant safety concerns, including unqualified workers performing electrical tasks and generally unsafe working conditions. The issues have been documented…
VICVictoria
RegulatorWorkSafe Victoria
Tragic Farm Accident Claims Life of Wimmera Farmer Mick Morcom
On Friday, 28 February 2024, 61-year-old Mick Morcom, a respected farmer from Wimmera, was fatally struck on the head by a tipping auger while cleaning seed on his farm near Warracknabeal in…
Harmony Operations Fined $140,000 After Fatal Electrocution Incident at Gerang Gerung Feedlot
On Thursday, 12 November 2020, 29-year-old employee Adrian Wilde was fatally electrocuted at Harmony Operations' Wagyu beef feedlot near Gerang Gerung in western Victoria. Wilde was operating a telehandler to move hay…
Harmony Operations Australia Fined for Fatal Electrocution Incident in Victorian Feedlot
In November 2020, a 29-year-old worker was fatally electrocuted at the Gerang Gerung property near Wimmera in regional Victoria while operating a telehandler to stack hay bales. The machine contacted overhead power…
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