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A South Australian employer that failed to ensure a safety audit of its business covered a machine that was temporarily out of use has been fined $51,000, after a worker's fingers were severed.

The wife of a South Australian worker who had a heart attack at home before dying at work three days later has been awarded compensation, after the WCT found the worker's employment contributed to his death. Also in this article, an employer has been fined $75,000 for its "superficial" hazard checklist, after an overseas worker was dragged into a machine.

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Two South Australian employers and a director have been fined more than $110,000 for OHS offences, including height and interlock breaches.

OHS prosecutions in South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria have highlighted the potential consequences of relying on verbal processes, and failing to protect workers from falls and powerlines.

A South Australian employer that failed to ensure delivery drivers stood in safety zones while their vehicles were unloaded has been fined $80,000, after a truck driver was crushed by a 1.7-tonne machine, sustaining numerous debilitating injuries.

A South Australian employer that repeatedly engaged a maintenance contractor to fix an inherently unsafe mechanical hoist, instead of overhauling the machine, has been fined for OHS breaches, after a worker fell down the hoist shaft and was knocked unconscious.

A South Australian employer, whose failure to guard a pinch point resulted in an amputation, has received a significant discount on its fine, due to recent changes to the State's criminal sentencing laws.

An employer that sacked a worker with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, who refused to undertake a competency assessment because he was ill, has been ordered to pay him $100,000 in fines and compensation.

A coronial inquiry into the drowning deaths of two South Australian workers has highlighted the risks of modifying plant without having the changes approved or inspected.