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Worker awarded $820k damages after awkward lift

A subcontractor who injured his back while conducting an awkward lift has been awarded more than $820,000 in damages, after the ACT Supreme Court found an employer failed to check the size and weight of the item being lifted before the task was undertaken.

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Workers awarded nearly $1.5m for back injuries, assault

Three ACT employers have been ordered to pay injured workers nearly $1.5 million in damages. In separate proceedings, the Supreme Court found one of the employers had an "unsatisfactory" system for storing and lifting files, while another failed to identify and eliminate hazards at a building site.

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Worker and employer awarded $1.4m after chair collapse

A chair wholesaler has been ordered to pay more than $930,000 to an injured worker, whose chair collapsed beneath her, and $442,000 to her employer to cover its workers' comp bill.

Workers seen walking beneath truck suspended from crane; and more

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

Business owners fined $48k for chemical breaches after explosion

Two owners of an ACT pizza restaurant, who failed to separate chemicals from ignition sources, have been fined $48,000, after a worker was severely burned in an explosion.

Official wasn't negligent in allowing workers near dangerous area

An employer that was given the green light - by a government official - to work in a hazardous area, was not entitled to assume that its workers would be safe, the ACT Supreme Court has found.

Failure to provide worker with PPE costs employer $850k

A worker who wasn't provided with personal protective equipment while using a hand tool has been awarded more than $850,000 in damages, after he sustained a permanent eye injury.

FIFO miner dies from undetected drug; Esso fined again; and more

FIFO miner dies from drug not detected in urine tests; Esso fined for another OHS breach at Longford; ACT business owner fined for assaulting OHS inspector; and NSW workers' comp fraudsters ordered to repay money.

Jail warning issued after OHS inspector assaulted; and more

Jail warning issued after OHS inspector assaulted; Workers urged to reach out to colleagues after widespread stress revealed; Tasmania releases construction safety guide and other publications; and Alert released after worker suffers microwave burn.

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