Worker trapped in piling hole overnight after falling approximately 3.5 metres
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Friday 29 May 2026
WorkSafe is placing Victoria’s manufacturing capital in the safety spotlight as data reveals one in ten fatalities and work-related injuries in the industry happen in a single postcode.
A civil construction company has been convicted and had its fine increased to $90,000 after a pipe layer suffered an electric shock when an aluminium measuring pole came too close to power lines.
Monday 25 May 2026
WorkSafe has charged a recycling facility in Broadmeadows after a worker was struck by machinery and died in July 2024.
Friday 22 May 2026
WorkSafe has charged a regional healthcare provider after a nurse was seriously assaulted by a patient with a history of violence and aggression at a Traralgon hospital in November 2024.
Thursday 21 May 2026
WorkSafe is issuing a reminder to employers and self-employed persons about the risk of falling into piling holes.
Friday 15 May 2026
A dairy farmer has died after a quad bike rollover on a property in Cudgewa, north-east Victoria, yesterday.
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