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A construction company has been convicted and fined $150,000 after a worker fell while cutting a tree branch at a Carrum Downs worksite, resulting in a life-changing spinal injury.

WorkSafe has charged a fencing company after a steel gate collapsed and fell on a member of the public at an airport hotel in Tullamarine in November 2024, causing serious injury.

WorkSafe has charged a traffic management company after a worker was struck by a passing truck and died while working on the Western Highway at Lawloit, between Kaniva and Nhill.

A shopping centre in Melbourne's south-east has been convicted and fined $60,000 after a worker was seriously injured in a forklift incident.

A worker has died after becoming trapped under a loading ramp at a farm in Waggarandall, near Shepparton, yesterday.

WorkSafe will continue backing country footy and promoting workplace safety in regional communities after renewing its long-standing partnership with AFL Victoria.

More than 5,000 people have signed up to get expert advice and practical tips from WorkSafe’s annual Health and Safety Month webinars.

WorkSafe has charged a waterproofing company after two workers suffered significant burns at a residential construction site in Armadale.

An electrical company has been convicted and fined a total of $70,000 after putting workers at risk of a near six-metre fall at a Dandenong building site.