A horrific construction accident in Melbourne’s west has resulted in the amputation of one man’s foot. The 40 year old construction worker was injured in the workplace incident at a site in West Melbourne recently. He was rushed to Royal…
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Melbourne Construction Worker Has Leg Amputated After Workplace Accident
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, construction, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Worker Pleads Not Guilty after Actions Lead to Co-worker’s Death
A court has heard that as a worker on a Queensland construction site lay injured, his co-worker and alleged killer Neil Edward Norris was beginning a cover-up. The injured worker Peter Tullett died after he was hit in the head…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, construction, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Plumber Stable After Construction Fall
The 26 year old plumber who fell into a trench at a Pinjarra construction site is now in a stable condition in hospital. The man was working in the Pinjarra Industrial Estate when he fell off a ladder and into…
Posted in White Card Tagged with: building site, construction, Fall, Plumber, whitecard, work from height
Worker’s Crushing Injuries Result in $90,000 Fine for Earthmoving Company
An earthmoving firm has been given a $90,000 fine after a worker was crushed under the body of a dump truck in June 2016. The 26 year old victim was working beneath the body of a dump truck when the…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, Construction Worker, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Steel Rod Pierced Worker’s Skull on Construction Site
A construction worker from Central India has managed to survive a horrific workplace incident after being impaled in the skull and undergoing emergency surgery. The 21 year tradie fell into a well at a worksite and an iron rod passed…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: builders, building site, Construction Worker, tradie, whitecard
WorkSafe Investigating Fatal Roof Fall Incident in Victoria
A man has been killed in central Victoria after falling from a roof. The man, believed to be in his 60s, fell from a roof and became impaled on a metal picket. The man was working with another on a…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, construction site, roof fall, whitecard, workplace health and safety, WorkSafe
New Company Wants to Bring Autonomous Excavators to the Construction Industry
A start-up tech company want’s to take self driving technology to the construction site, by adapting the technology for excavators and construction machinery. The company wants to modify excavators and other construction machinery to be autonomous, so that human labour…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, construction, excavators, Heavy Machinery, heavy vehicles
Man Crushed on Darwin Worksite
A man has died in a workplace accident in the Northern Territory. The 30 year old man was crushed to death by machinery at a site in Darwin. Northern Territory Police said the incident appeared to be a tragic accident…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, construction site, tradespeople, tradies, workplace health and safety
Elevator Crash on Construction Site Claims 11 Lives
A construction accident in northern China has killed 11 people and injured 2 others. A lift fell on a construction site in the Hebei province recently, at a residential property development. Two of the injured were taken to a local…
Posted in White Card Tagged with: building site, construction, Construction accident, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Ballarat Families of Fallen Workers Call for Industrial Manslaughter Laws
The families of the 2 workers who died in a trench collapse in Delacombe last year have called for the introduction of uniform industrial manslaughter laws across the nation, in order to promote workplace health and safety. An independent review…
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