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Gate collapse incident judgement
In a recent judgment, the NSW District Court considered an incident where a 200 kg sliding gate at a demolition site on Parramatta Road, Leichhardt collapsed onto a woman and her three children as they walked past. A scaffold worker had opened the gate to move a parked truck, causing it...
Truck driver fatally crushed by gate at Dandenong South depot
WorkSafe Victoria is investigating the death of a 57-year-old truck driver who was fatally crushed by a gate at a Dandenong South depot. (more…)
$300,000 safety spend after worker crushed after barriers & fencing fell
A civil construction company will spend $300,000 on safety improvements, including creating and presenting safety videos to school students, after traffic management barriers and fencing fell and seriously injured a worker in 2023. (more…)
Company fined $350,000 after fatal gate crush
A gate manufacturing and repair company has been convicted and fined $350,000 after a truck driver was fatally crushed under a falling gate at a Dandenong depot. (more…)
Charges laid after fatal balcony fall: Importance of balustrade safety highlighted
WorkSafe Victoria has charged a landscaping company after a tragic incident in which a man died following a fall from a balcony undergoing renovations at a Keilor home. The incident underscores the critical importance of adhering to safety protocols, particularly regarding balustrades. (more…)
Fatal incident digging fencing holes and post installation
Earlier this year, a Queensland worker sustained fatal crush injuries undertaking fencing activities on a rural property. (more…)
Fatal incident involving fencing activities
Earlier this year, a worker sustained fatal crush injuries undertaking fencing activities on a rural property in Queensland. (more…)
Boom gate incident
A worker has sustained a partial amputation and serious laceration to his finger when he was loading a boom gate into a trailer and the trailer gate struck his finger, according to WorkSafe Victoria. (more…)
First conviction of owners corporation over industrial gate fatality
Owners corporations of commercial properties have been put on notice after SafeWork NSW successfully prosecuted an owners corporation in July 2024 for failing to repair a faulty gate that resulted in the death of a worker. (more…)