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Workers face jail, fines as regulator cracks down on "pranks"

A tradesperson who shot an apprentice in the eye with a nail gun could be jailed, and two workers caught "planking" on the job face fines, in two cases that show WorkSafe Victoria is prepared to crack down on unsafe skylarking.

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