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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On Wednesday, 24 April 2019, a construction worker suffered severe injuries after falling 1.5 metres from a mobile scaffold onto a star picket at Kingston Beach in Tasmania. The worker was installing…
On Thursday, 24 April 2019, a worker sustained severe injuries after falling from a mobile scaffold onto a star picket while working on a new public toilet and change room construction project…
In December 2021, six students died and others were injured when a jumping castle became airborne during an end-of-year event at Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, Tasmania. The equipment was operated by…
On Monday, 21 November 2023, a male worker in his 30s employed by West Coast Council was killed in a ride-on mower accident at Frank Long Memorial Park in Zeehan, Tasmania. The…
On Thursday, December 16, 2021, six children died and three were seriously injured when a jumping castle and inflatable balls became airborne during an end-of-year event at Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport,…
On an unspecified date in 2023, a stable hand employed by Ben Yole stables in Tasmania sustained serious injuries in a vehicle crash at 1:45 AM while returning from Elwick racecourse in…
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