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Truck Driver Awarded Damages for Faulty Truck Seat
The Plaintiff was a 38 year old truck driver who alleged he sustained a lower back disc protrusion driving a truck with a faulty seat over a period of months.
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Employer not liable where no breach of duty or causation can be established
Durkin v Ambrose Haulage Pty Ltd [2020] QDC 97. A truck driver alleged that he suffered bilateral shoulder injuries which he attributed to driving long distance in trucks with deteriorated suspension/shock absorbers.
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Connecting safety and culture - getting started: Carlton & United Breweries (CUB), Yatala
At CUB Yatala Brewery, safety leadership starts at the top and is visible at all levels of the company. Key components of the company’s approach are an authentic value around safety, employee engagement, and integration of safety into business practice.
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Connecting safety and culture - getting started: Integra Packaging Pty Ltd., Yeerongpilly
Integra Packaging embarked on a safety culture and leadership journey when the company recognised that the key to continued safe and efficient production rested with its people.
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Modest damages for minor burn injury
Welsh v Boutique Venues Pty Ltd [2020] QDC 18. The Plaintiff was a 21 year old pastry chef who received minor burns from removing an item from an ellevated oven.
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Sales assistant awarded damages from a psychological injury as a result of robbery
A sales assistant suffered a psychological injury as a result of a 'snatch and grab'. The Court found that had a policy been in place requiring ID to be shown for items over $2,000 the snatch and grab would not have occurred.
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Baker awarded damages after back injury
Mr Dance was a 44 year old baker who sustained a lower back injury on 1 November 2016, lifting a bowl with mixture weighing approximately 45.2kg. Mr Dance sustained a disc prolapse requiring surgery. Following surgery, Mr Dance obtained alternative employment as a baker earning a higher income than that pre-injury.
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Injured TV show contestant found to be a ‘worker’
The New South Wales Workers’ Compensation Commission found that an injured reality TV show contestant was a ‘worker’ for the purposes of workers’ compensation.
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Employer liable where procedure not enforced and inadequate training of plaintiff
On 21 January 2014 the Plaintiff suffered an injury to his lumbar spine in the course of using an Armatec Vacuum lifter to move panes of glass from a trolley to the production line at the Defendant’s Eagle Farm premises.