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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RegulatorWorkSafe Victoria
On Thursday, 12 November 2020, 29-year-old employee Adrian Wilde was fatally electrocuted at Harmony Operations' Wagyu beef feedlot near Gerang Gerung in western Victoria. Wilde was operating a telehandler to move hay…
In November 2021, a worker at My Crazy Auntie's Food's factory in Melbourne suffered partial amputation of his index finger when it became caught in a moving chain on a dumpling machine…
In July 2021, a worker at Geelong Citrus Packers in Victoria was seriously injured when a load of empty fruit bins fell from a forklift onto him while he was washing a…
In November 2020, a 29-year-old worker was fatally electrocuted at the Gerang Gerung property near Wimmera in regional Victoria while operating a telehandler to stack hay bales. The machine contacted overhead power…
In November 2021, a worker at My Crazy Auntie's Food's factory in Melbourne suffered a partial amputation of his index finger when it became caught in a moving chain on a dumpling…
RegulatorSafeWork NSW
On Wednesday, 29 November 2023, a gas main ruptured and ignited on Darley Road, Manly, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, causing burns to a nearby worker. Fire and Rescue NSW attended and managed…
RegulatorWorkplace Health and Safety Queensland
On Sunday, 28 July 2019, Brett Quinn, aged 49, was fatally electrocuted while operating a mobile crane near overhead powerlines on a road south of Cairns in Far North Queensland. The crane…
A psychosocial risk survey conducted at TasNetworks in 2023 revealed widespread concerns of bullying, assault, and sexual assault among its workforce. The survey, which involved 1,050 employees and generated over 2,000 comments,…
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