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Company fined $80,000 after worker sustained serious spinal injury

Posted by Robert O'Neill

workcoverWorkCover NSW reported today, a Taree timber recycling mill has been fined $80,000 after a worker received serious crush injuries to his spine, resulting in paraplegia.

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Company Fined $90,000 After Worker’s Arm Crushed in Machine

Posted by Robert O'Neill

learnings-from-a-mobile-plant-related-fatality-and-dual-prosecution-150x150Goodman Fielder Consumer Foods Pty Ltd was convicted and fined $90,000 yesterday over an incident at its “Pampas” factory in West Footscray which left a worker with serious and permanent injuries to his arm after it was crushed in a machine.

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Brisbane Foundry Fined $120,000 Over Worker Injuries

Posted by Robert O'Neill

thumb_media scrumIn a recent press release from the Queensland department of justice, a Northgate manufacturer has been fined $120,000 last week over separate workplace incidents that left two workers with serious arm and shoulder injuries.

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Crush Injury Fines Total $35,000 as WorkSafe Hits Dangerous Machines

Posted by Robert O'Neill

learnings-from-a-mobile-plant-related-fatality-and-dual-prosecution-150x150Two businesses have received fines totalling $35,000 after a contractor had his thumb crushed in an unguarded machine.

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Topics: Prosecutions, Blog