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A business owner is found guilty for negligent conduct causing the death of a worker.
![First individual conviction for industrial manslaughter in Queensland]()
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A company is prosecuted after an incident in which a worker sustained a flash burn.
![Company fined $100,000 for failing to control electrical hazard]()
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A worker escapes with minor injuries after an incident with a petrol storage system.
![Pressure-testing of underground petrol storage system causes explosion]()
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A company is prosecuted after an incident with a petrol tanker that it had serviced.
![Tragic and preventable road incident takes public lives]()
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A farmhand severely injured his arm after his quad bike collided with a tractor.
![Casual farmhands put at risk by employer failings]()
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A young worker is injured when his hand was caught in unguarded machinery.
![Untrained and unsupervised worker loses fingers in unguarded machinery]()
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February 2022Two workers suffer fatal injuries after a trench in which they were laying pipes collapsed.
![Lack of supervision critical in fatal incident]()
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February 2022Company fined $55,000 after an apprentice electrician falls 2.4 metres from a ladder.
![Generic risk assessment found to be inadequate]()
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Painter falls 3 metres from the first floor of a 2-storey townhouse, sustaining injuries.
![Mystery removal of a risk control results in fall from height]()
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A WorkSafe investigation reveals a company had engaged in unsafe practices.
![Worker sustains serious injuries after fall through a skylight]()
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