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Thursday 11 December 2025
The operator of a Timboon lime quarry has been convicted and fined $100,000 after a worker’s arm was entangled in machinery.
Wednesday 10 December 2025
A truck driver has been sentenced to 15-months community service and ordered to repay more than $114,000 after he was caught working while receiving workers compensation payments.
Tuesday 09 December 2025
A property renovation and maintenance company has been fined $100,000 after a contractor’s fall at a Campbellfield factory left him with catastrophic injuries.
Monday 08 December 2025
A worker has died following an incident at a gold mine in Fosterville on Friday.
A construction company has pledged to spend $929,500 on education and awareness of respirable crystalline silica, after it conducted high-risk work on Melbourne’s rail network without appropriate control measures.
Thursday 04 December 2025
WorkSafe has charged a concrete pole manufacturer after a worker died at a Werribee factory in September 2024.
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