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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RegulatorSafeWork NSW
Abattoir Worker’s Long Road to Recovery After Losing Part of Leg in Meat Processor Accident
In October 2021, a worker at Hilltop Meats in Young, NSW, suffered a severe leg injury when his left leg became trapped and partially severed in a screw conveyor chute. A co-worker…
RFS Firefighter Seriously Injured by Falling Tree at Coutts Crossing Fireground
On Wednesday, 3 October 2025, a volunteer firefighter aged in his 50s was struck by a falling tree while conducting back-burn operations near Coutts Crossing in northern New South Wales. The man…
SASouth Australia
RegulatorSafeWork SA
Adelaide Mechanic Banned from Taking on Apprentices After Leaving Trainees Unsupervised
On Tuesday, 21 October 2025, South Australia's Skills Commissioner issued an unprecedented indefinite ban on Scott Thornton, a former owner of Ultra Tune franchises in Adelaide, prohibiting him from employing apprentices. The…
AUSAustralia-wide
Australia’s Deadliest Industries Revealed in New Safe Work Australia Report
Workplace safety has improved slightly across Australia, but new national data shows fatalities and serious injuries remain heavily concentrated in a handful of industries. The latest Key Work Health and Safety Statistics…
Dangerous Drivers Putting Australia Post Workers at Risk on Australian Roads
Australia Post has released confronting footage revealing the dangers its delivery staff face daily, with more than 280 posties injured in the past year. The footage shows collisions and near misses involving…
QLDQueensland
RegulatorWorkplace Health and Safety Queensland
Coronado Curragh Fined $80,000 for Death of Queensland Miner Clark Peadon
On Wednesday, 17 October 2025, Rockhampton Magistrates Court handed down a sentence in relation to the death of experienced miner Clark Peadon, 54, who was crushed by a dragline shoe while conducting…
Worker Critically Injured After Becoming Trapped in Machinery at Salisbury Industrial Site
On Tuesday, 7 October 2025, a man in his 40s became trapped in heavy industrial machinery at a manufacturing facility on Evans Road in Salisbury, Brisbane. Emergency services spent nearly an hour…
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