Massena, a West Australian freight company, was involved in a forklift accident causing a leg injury to an employee. They pleaded guilty after they failed to provide and maintain a safe work environment. Massena was fined $20,000 by the Perth Magistrates Court.

Transfield Services Engineering Group (TSEG), a global provider of construction services, was fined $100,000 and ordered to pay the WorkCover’s legal costs after a 45-year-old dogman suffered serious injuries resulting into amputation, at the Port Kembla export terminal. The court found TSEG guilty for not having a safety work process that could have prevented the said accident.

Incitec Pivot Ltd and a recruitment agency Skilled Group were fined a total of $160,000 after its factory labourer has his arm trapped in a conveyor. Skilled Group was fined $70,000 while Incitec Pivot was convicted and fined $90,000. Both companies pleaded guilty at the Geelong Magistrates' Court for failing to implement proper workplace safety.

A hefty sum of $430,000 has been charged against BHP Billiton for the death of a mining worker in Port Hedland nearly five years ago. The worker was identified as Mr. Andrew McLaughlin who passed away on 29 July 2008. McLaughlin was crushed by a scissor lift at BHP Billiton's rail workshop in Nelson.

WorkSafe Victoria reports "An injured worker who fraudulently obtained $112,000 in benefits after falsely claiming to be wheelchair-bound and in need of 24-hour care has been jailed for 16 months".