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A building company has been convicted and fined a total of $390,000 after a worker died following a fall at a residential construction site in Templestowe.

A Cobram engineering company has been convicted and fined $250,000 after a worker was fatally crushed and another seriously injured in an incident at a Leitchville factory in 2017.

WorkSafe has charged a transport logistics company with seven offences after a worker was seriously injured at a West Melbourne freight depot in May 2021.

An aluminium window and door manufacturer has been fined $70,000 after a worker had four fingers amputated while operating a saw at a Bayswater North factory.

WorkSafe has charged a concrete pumping company following the death of a worker at a St Albans construction site in May 2021.

WorkSafe is putting employers on notice to address workplace fall hazards after 41 workers were killed and 7,395 workers seriously injured in workplace falls in the past five years.

Businesses and individuals going above and beyond to improve workplace health and safety are being urged to share their stories as part of this year’s WorkSafe Awards.

A commercial kitchen cabinet importer and installer has been fined $50,000 after a loaded pallet fell from a forklift, hitting a worker and causing serious injuries.

The operator of a Montrose quarry has been convicted and fined $180,000 after workers were exposed to respirable crystalline silica.