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
In 2019, Dean Sanderson died and his wife Shannon Sanderson was seriously injured after falling from a zipline during a holiday at Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours near Cape Tribulation in Far North…
RegulatorSafeWork NSW
On Wednesday, 6 March 2024, Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon, 33, was fatally injured during a parachuting exercise at a Royal Australian Air Force base in Sydney. The incident occurred during a routine…
In February 2020, Qantas Ground Services (QGS) stood down Theo Seremetidis, a health and safety representative, after he instructed employees to halt cleaning operations on aircraft arriving from China due to potential…
RegulatorWorkSafe Victoria
On Wednesday, 20 March 2024, a section of the Ballarat Gold Mine collapsed, resulting in the death of a 37-year-old worker and critical injuries to a 21-year-old colleague. The incident occurred while…
On Friday, 15 March 2024, a catastrophic rockfall at the Ballarat Gold Mine in Victoria killed 37-year-old miner Kurt Hourigan and critically injured a 21-year-old colleague. The incident occurred during routine underground…
On Thursday, 14 March 2024, a rockfall at Ballarat Gold Mine in Victoria resulted in the death of 37-year-old miner Kurt Hourigan and critical injuries to a 21-year-old trainee worker. The incident…
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) is pursuing Federal Court proceedings against Qantas Airways Limited to secure compensation for approximately 1,700 ground staff whose positions were unlawfully outsourced across 10 Australian airports in…
Delivery rider Zhuoying Wang (known as Joy) alleges she experienced professional retaliation from Hungry Panda following her participation in union activities and public advocacy for improved pay and safety conditions in the…
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