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Company fined after debris from a crane fell on worker
A company which leased a property to a steel business has been fined $75,000 after a worker was injured when debris from a building bridge crane fell on him.
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Media release
Work safety inspector intimidated over asbestos complaint
A demolition business owner has been fined $5,000 for intimidating a Queensland Government work safety inspector.
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Media release
Warning not to use high pressure cleaners on asbestos roofs
Following two very recent incidents and several others in the last year, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has issued a repeat warning about the dangers of using high pressure water cleaners on asbestos roofs.
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Boat builder fined $140,000 over workplace injuries
A Queensland boat builder has been fined $140,000 after a worker suffered multiple wrist fractures while using a faulty press that had been reported to the company more than a year earlier.
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Not ensuring workers complied with traffic management policies costs not-for-profit organisation much needed cash
A not-for-profit business which stores and distributes food to other charities has been fined $30,000 after an incident in 2020 left an employee with hip and foot fractures.
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Ministerial media release
Farm Safety Calendar competition closing soon
With a closing date of Friday 24 June, time is running out for Queensland primary school students to enter the Farm Safety Calendar competition.
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Media release
House moving company and director fined over workplace roof fall
A Queensland house moving company and its director have been fined a total of $60,000 over a work safety incident where a worker fell from a roof.
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Media release
Fertilizer company fined $250,000 over worker crush fatality
A Queensland fertilizer company has been fined $250,000 after a worker was crushed by machinery at its plant.
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Media release
Steel fabrication company fined after incident involving an apprentice
A Brisbane steel fabrication company has been fined $50,000 after an incident in October 2020 which left a third-year apprentice boilermaker with serious groin lacerations.