News: Work Injury Stories

Risk of slippery step foreseeable, says court, in awarding worker 300K

The Queensland Supreme Court has awarded more than 0K in damages to a worker who slipped on a step and injured his knee, after finding his employer had failed to adequately minimise the risk of injury to persons entering the workplace.

 

Employer to pay 400k despite worker's pre-existing condition

The Supreme Court of Queensland has ordered an employer to pay more than 0,000 in damages to a worker who suffered spinal injuries after a tyre fell on his head, despite extensive evidence of his pre-existing debilitations.

 

Workers Injury Safety prosecution briefs 8 July 2008

ACT employer and person in control fined over electrocution death; Queensland pool manufacturer fined K over forklift injury; Quarry worker and senior executive fined over worker death; and Victorian builder fined over 2.4 metre fall.

 

Companies Fined For Work Related Injury & Death

Queensland repair company fined after worker loses eye; Research facility fined ,000 over fall death; Severed artery sees Victorian manufacturer fined ,000; and WA contractor fined over incorrectly erecting tilt-up panels.

 

If you have been injured in the last 3 years due to someone else's negligence then you are entiled to compensation