Worker suffers arm amputation from unguarded machine
Laurent Boulangerie Pty Ltd (Laurent) is a bakery involved in the manufacture, retail and wholesale of French food products.
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$10,000 fine for failing to replace lid on pit
Robert W Gill & Sons Pty Ltd (Robert W Gill) is a Victorian plumbing, heating and air conditioning contractor. In May 2014, a number of Robert W Gill’s plumbers were attending to a water leak at a Melbourne shopping arcade when they forgot to replace the lid on a pit they were working in.
Failure to implement safe management systems
Bulga Underground Operations Pty Ltd (Bulga) is in the coal mining industry. In August 2010, Mr Newstead, a worker, was changing the picks on a shearer’s cutter drum when a slab of coal fell from the exposed roof above the drum and struck him, causing serious injury.
Worker's first day results in injury
Elite Concrete Pumping Pty Ltd (Elite Concrete) is a concrete work contractor. Elite Concrete supplied a 17-year-old worker to the building company Bellard Pty Ltd to work on one of their building sites in South Australia.
Inadequate traffic management plan leads to fatality
City Circle Recycling Pty Ltd (City Circle) is a demolition, excavation and recycling business in Victoria. In December 2012, a City Circle worker was working as a load inspector in a tipping area when he was killed by a front-end loader that reversed over him.
Employer enters into enforceable undertaking after breaching legislation
On 16 November 2012, a Nature’s Gift Australia Pty Ltd worker injured her arm when she bypassed the ‘light curtain’, a presence-sensing safeguarding system, to reach a tray unloader in an attempt to clear a blockage.
Failure to ensure safe traffic management
On 1 December 2012, Mr Bourke, a worker at City Circle Recycling Pty Ltd, was killed after a large front-end loader reversed over him, resulting in fatal crush injuries.
$100,000 penalty for failing to undertake risk assessment
In October 2011, John Holland Pty Ltd (John Holland) commenced construction of the C3 Cross Passage Tunnel on the Airport Link Tunnel Project in Brisbane.
Victorian company fined $50,000 after explosion
On 26 March 2013 an explosion occurred at a mushroom-growing business while a room was being sterilised. The mushroom-growing process required sterilisation of the growing room through a process known as a ‘burn-out’.
18-year-old trade assistant electrocuted
An 18-year-old was electrocuted and killed on 8 February 2013 while working as a trade assistant to a licensed electrician.
Business fined $90,000 for failing to conduct a risk assessment
Linfox Australia was engaged to provide warehousing services to Ikea Distribution Services Australia. A worker sustained significant crush injuries when he was struck by a forklift at the worksite.
Failure to enforce safe systems of work
IKC Sheds carries out steel manufacturing, including manufacturing steel sheds. On 30 August 2012, a worker suffered injuries when he fell through the roof of a shed he was working on.
Worker suffers burn injuries
Siva & Jeya Pty Ltd operated a restaurant that used bain-maries to keep food warm (the trays are heated with methylated spirits stored in a burner underneath). On 1 January 2011, the vapours of the methylated spirits ignited when a worker attempted to refill the burner, causing an explosion.
Invalid assessment by a medical practitioner
A 47-year-old coal mine worker was employed by Watpac. The worker’s primary role was to operate heavy machinery at the coal mine. While working at the mine, the worker suffered a whiplash injury.
Failure to protect a third party from a fall risk
In the course of constructing a multi-unit residential project for Shangri-La Construction, the crane crew was loading a pack of prefabricated beams from the west side to the east side of the first floor.