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Deaths and serious injuries in trucking, warehouses, ports, rail and delivery work, and the investigations that follow.
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RegulatorWorkplace Health and Safety Queensland
Five people were taken to hospital after a forklift caught fire at a commercial container site in Hemmant, in Brisbane’s east, on Friday 4 September 2026. Two people suffered severe burns and…
On Tuesday, October 24, 2022, British tourist Cameron Shaw, 25, died during a snorkelling excursion on the Reef Experience vessel operated by Hostel Reef Trips Pty Ltd at Saxon Reef on the…
Queensland’s road network is facing delays as more than 450 transport workers down tools for 12 hours on Monday in a deepening pay dispute with the state government. The coordinated industrial action…
E-scooters and e-bikes are revolutionising personal transport across Queensland—but they're also driving up injury costs. New data from WorkCover Queensland reveals that more than $25 million in workers’ compensation claims has been…
On Friday, 7 July 2025, nearly 2,000 workers at The Star Casino Brisbane staged their first-ever strike, walking off the job at 4:00pm in protest over wage negotiations that would result in…
On Friday, 13 December 2024, a man in his 40s was struck by a forklift at a workplace in Manly, Brisbane. The worker was transported to hospital in critical condition following the…
An investigation has revealed that an air traffic controller in Brisbane, responsible for managing Cairns airspace, was found asleep on the job due to fatigue caused by working multiple consecutive night shifts.…
In August 2020, long-haul truck driver Glen Bennett was involved in a severe multi-vehicle collision north of Gin Gin in Queensland. Dense fog or smoke reduced visibility on the road, leading to…
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