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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A six-second TikTok clip showing a 20-year-old apprentice engulfed in a cloud of concrete dust has sparked a fierce debate about workplace safety, social media “pranks,” and accountability in Australia’s building industry.…
RegulatorWorkSafe Tasmania
On Friday, 27 September 2025, six staff members at Launceston General Hospital in Tasmania reported feeling nauseated and faint while working in one of the operating theatres at approximately 2:40pm local time.…
RegulatorWorkplace Health and Safety Queensland
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…
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.…
RegulatorSafeWork NSW
On Wednesday, 25 September 2025, a man believed to be in his 30s died following a serious workplace incident at a warehouse on Heather Street, Heatherbrae in the Port Stephens area of…
RegulatorWorkSafe WA
On Tuesday, 25 September 2025, WorkSafe WA announced the discontinuation of a landmark workplace psychological harm prosecution against the Department of Justice. The case, which centred on allegations of sexual harassment and…
RegulatorSafeWork SA
On 24 March 2025, Adelaide-based rideshare driver Mohammad Shareed Hotak was assaulted by three passengers on Hindley Street after asking them to stop using drugs in his vehicle. One passenger subsequently lodged…
RegulatorWorkSafe Victoria
Four workers received electric shocks when a crane chain contacted an overhead powerline during a modular-home lift in Norlane, Victoria, in September 2025. One worker suffered critical burns and was airlifted to…
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