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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RegulatorSafeWork NSW
In December 2020, a 30-year-old medical registrar died by suicide in Newcastle, New South Wales, shortly after being recalled from sick leave. The death has prompted his father to call for a…
On Tuesday, 29 October 2025, an underground explosion at Polymetals' Endeavor Mine near Cobar in western New South Wales claimed two lives. A man in his 60s died at the scene, and…
On Friday, 28 October 2025, two miners were killed in an underground explosion at Polymetals' Endeavor Mine near Cobar in central New South Wales. The blast occurred at approximately 3:45am during a…
On Tuesday, 28 October 2025, an underground explosion at the Endeavor Mine near Cobar in far western New South Wales claimed the lives of two workers and injured a third. Emergency services…
This article does not describe a workplace accident, injury, fatality or incident. It is a Fair Work Commission employment law ruling concerning flexible work arrangements at Westpac. The source material is not…
RegulatorWorkplace Health and Safety Queensland
On Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 25-year-old Cody Smith was fatally electrocuted when a pineapple harvester came into contact with a sagging high-voltage power line at Lake Mary Pines near Bungundarra, approximately 50…
On Saturday, 25 October 2025, an 81-year-old passenger died on Lizard Island in Far North Queensland after being left behind during a guided excursion by the Coral Adventurer, operated by Coral Expeditions.…
RegulatorWorkSafe WA
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…
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