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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In June 2022, a worker employed by JD Finlay Electrical, an Adelaide-based electrical contractor, died from positional asphyxiation after becoming trapped in a confined electrical pit while pulling cables through conduit pipes.…
In a landmark case, a City of Charles Sturt council employee in Adelaide has successfully claimed workers' compensation after sustaining injuries from a fall while working from home. The incident highlights the…
On Wednesday, 21 August 2024, a long-time employee was fatally struck by mobile plant at Timberlink Australia's Tarpeena mill in South Australia. The incident has prompted investigations by SafeWork SA and SA…
On Sunday, 30 July 2024, a 33-year-old man died in a workplace incident at Lionsgate Business Park in Elizabeth South, Adelaide. The man collapsed at the site just before 10:30 am and…
On Tuesday, 30 July 2024, a 33-year-old man died following a workplace incident at Lionsgate Business Park in Elizabeth South, Adelaide. The incident occurred at the former Holden factory site. SA Police…
On Friday, 5 July 2024, a 63-year-old man died after becoming trapped in a silo at a property on the Princes Highway at Salt Creek, approximately 210 kilometres southeast of Adelaide in…
SafeWork SA is investigating occupational health concerns reported by workers at the Smith Chip's factory in Adelaide, where employees producing 'flamin' hot' Doritos have experienced breathing difficulties and skin irritation linked to…
On Friday, 20 November 2023, a 30-year-old worker from Adelaide Hills was fatally crushed when a dump truck's hydraulic hoist failed at Mulch N More's Brinkley depot near Murray Bridge in South…
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