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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RegulatorWorkplace Health and Safety Queensland
Gavin Feltwell, aged 59, was fatally struck while working underground at the Moranbah North coal mine in Central Queensland. The ABC reported on 7 July 2026 that Mastermyne Contracting Services had pleaded…
Families are continuing to seek a permanent memorial for 151 miners killed while working at Mount Isa Mine in Queensland, the ABC reported on 15 July 2026. The record concerns a long…
About 400 Queensland state-school staff, most of them teacher aides, had complained to the United Workers Union about violence or aggressive behaviour at work since April 2026, the ABC reported on 20…
RegulatorSafeWork NSW
Nic Bryant, a 25-year-old rigger, died after sustaining fatal injuries at a construction site in North Wollongong, the ABC reported on 7 July 2026. The report said the accident occurred in May…
Anthony “Tony” Ticehurst won a workplace injury claim against Peabody Energy Australia after suffering a spinal injury while driving a coal dump truck at the Wilpinjong Mine near Mudgee. The ABC reported…
An ABC investigation published on 22 July 2026 reported six incidents involving falling tools and building materials at BlueScope’s Port Kembla steelworks in the months after contractor Jack McGrath was fatally injured.…
RegulatorWorkSafe Tasmania
Federal MP Tony Pasin and a staff member were injured after an oyster barge hit a sandbar in northern Tasmania, the ABC reported on 16 July 2026. Police said one man fell…
Three Whyalla Steelworks employees were treated for injuries during attempts to restart the site’s blast furnace, the ABC reported on 22 July 2026. The incident occurred on the Thursday before publication while…
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