An employee who used equipment as a ladder died after being crushed. One worker recently thought it would save time to stand on a forklift while performing tasks at height. However, he failed to...
Category - Fall From Heights
An employee learnt the hard way to take greater care when exiting machinery. One operator was recently hospitalised with serious injuries after falling from his dozer. The worker had finished...
A coal operation that was rocked by death will soon resume operating in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Anglo American recently confirmed preparations are underway to restart its Moranbah...
A mining services company was not worried about a potential avalanche before an employee suffered a fatal fall. Rostered workers were not concerned about the risk of a rock fall the day a scaling...
Authorities are preparing to formally accuse a mid-tier mining company of criminal activity, two years after an employee died from an underground cave-in. The Federal Government plans to charge Unity...
Authorities shared grim news that workplace accidents are rising and some incidents were so severe they claimed the lives of relatively young workers. Total serious lost time injuries (LTIs) rose...
An anti-coal protestor was penalised for suspending himself from bulk-handling equipment in North Queensland. Bowen Magistrates Court released Paul Jukes on an 18-month, $1000 good behaviour bond...
An anti-coal protestor held up work for hours after suspending himself from bulk-handling equipment in North Queensland. Frontline Action on Coal (FLAC) activist Paul Jukes thought dangling high...
A major resources company blamed an underground cavity for taking the life of a worker. Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) confirmed one of its employees fell to his death after the ground collapsed at the...
An Asia-headquartered conglomerate postponed work at one operation after an employee passed away. CITIC Pacific Mining confirmed the worker died at the Sino Iron Mine, about 90km southwest of...
The NSW Resources Regulator has reported a fall from height incident. A rigger had completed lift activities and was dismounting a scaffold. While climbing onto the ladder, the rigger ducked under a...
Working at height remains one of the greatest causes of fatalities and major injuries on Australian worksites, with many workers finding themselves in positions where they are expected to work at...
