Damages awarded to a worker, whose injuries were caused by her employer's OHS breaches, have been increased by $13,500 on appeal, but not to $1.46 million, as the worker claimed they should be.
Over-exertion is the major cause of musculoskeletal disorders in a high-risk industry, and employers should modify tools, adjust tasks and improve working environments to reduce the risks, researchers say.
An appeal court has quashed a finding that a multi-jurisdictional employer is liable for a $726,000 injury damages award under both of its workers' compensation insurance policies.
A major employer has been ordered to return an injured worker to his pre-injury role, after the Fair Work Commission found the asserted inherent requirements of the role weren't essential features of his duties.
Two employers have been ordered to pay an injured worker nearly $2 million in damages, after a court found his tasks weren't rotated because he was paired with an older man who refused to perform heavy work.
An employer has defeated a worker's damages claim, with a court finding that extra training or improved safety systems would not have prevented the man from performing the minor repairs that caused his injury.
A major retail employer has committed more than $400,000 to streamlining its manual handling processes and other safety initiatives, after two employees pushed a roll cage into a customer, seriously injuring him.
An employer could not have foreseen that a worker was at risk of being injured while using equipment designed, installed and maintained by a competent manufacturer, an appeal court has found.
