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A South Australian employer that failed to guard a conveyor belt on a processing machine has been fined $66,500, after a worker's arm became caught in a pinch point, and he had to throw bins at the emergency stop button to stop the machine.

WA employer fined $100k after worker injured in foreseeable explosion; NT, Qld and WA regulators issue alerts after death and other incidents; and SA inspectors to focus on high-risk work licences.

The Queensland Coroner has recommended the mandatory use of hazard-reducing devices (HRDs) for welding work, after a worker was electrocuted while welding in humid conditions.

Two NSW employers that failed to implement an isolation procedure or SWMS for plant, or roster supervisors onto weekend night shifts, have been ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in fines and costs, after a worker was fatally crushed between hydraulic rams.

Two South Australian employers with inadequate or no safety procedures have been fined a total of $108,000, after an overseas student worker's leg was amputated, and a labour-hire worker sustained crush injuries.

A NSW worker, who was injured after being pressured by supervisors to work at a fast pace, has had his damages increased by more than $240,000 on appeal.

Workers seen walking beneath dump truck suspended from crane; and Worker injured in "trivial" journey crash wins $390k.

Work fatality rate rises sharply in March with falling objects killing nine; Warnings issued after young boy and two others killed in agriculture sector; Most personal injury claims arise from lack of training; and Miners warned about naturally occurring asbestos.

With falling objects one of the leading causes of workplace death and serious injury, safety consultant Gary Rowe explains how to reduce the risk of tools and other objects falling from elevated work areas, lifting equipment and racking.

Unlicensed manager fined over forklift injury; Worker killed by robotic arm after entering machine's fenced area; and Seven transport companies fined after dangerous goods blitzes.