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
On Friday, 25 February 2022, SES volunteer Merryl Dray, 62, was swept away and killed when the vehicle she was traveling in was overwhelmed by floodwaters during a flood response operation in…
Two serious incidents involving overhead cranes in warehouse settings have been reported, occurring in September and October 2023. In the first incident, a bundle of steel lengths weighing over one tonne fell…
Optus Retailco, a subsidiary of Singtel Optus, has agreed to compensate 3,744 current and former employees with more than $7.8 million in back payments following systematic wage underpayments spanning six years. The…
RegulatorWorkSafe Victoria
On Friday, 28 February 2024, 61-year-old Mick Morcom, a respected farmer from Wimmera, was fatally struck on the head by a tipping auger while cleaning seed on his farm near Warracknabeal in…
On Thursday, 21 October 2021, Michael Tsahrelias, a 25-year-old subcontractor, was killed at a stonemasonry business in Melbourne when a load tipped from a forklift and crushed him. The incident was captured…
Wodonga Food Pty Ltd, operating a Red Rooster franchise outlet in Wodonga, Victoria, has been fined $5,500 and ordered to pay $4,000 in court costs following a guilty plea to child labour…
RegulatorSafeWork NSW
In February 2026, the NSW Supreme Court concluded a six-year legal dispute by awarding Sarah Jane, a former merchandiser at Bunnings Warehouse in Seven Hills, $1.25 million in total compensation for a…
RegulatorNT WorkSafe
NT WorkSafe has charged Matt Wright, known for his role in the television series "Outback Wrangler," and his helicopter company Helibrook Pty Ltd with breaches of work health and safety laws. The…
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