A contractor at BlueScope Steel’s coke making plant’s pit was crane lifted out after a broken leg on Monday night.
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Blast at Mitshubishi Materials factory in Japan kills at least five
According to police, a minimum of five people have been killed and a dozen injured after an explosion at a factory in Yokkaichi city in Japan.
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One dead, over 40 injured in Mexico factory blast
A Mexican candy factory near the border with Texas has suffered an explosion and severe damage, with at least one dead and reports of over 40 injured.
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NZ packaging company to pay compensation for finger injuries
A New Zealand packaging company has been ordered to pay a woman NZ $25,000 ($22,000) over a workplace accident in which she lost the tip of one finger and had to have another surgically repaired.
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Mayor arrested over Bangladeshi factory disaster
The Mayor of Savor, the Bangladesh town north of Dhaka where a factory collapse in April has killed 1,129 people, has been arrested over the disaster.
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Former Teys worker sues over workplace injury
A meatworker is suing his former employer Teys Australia for $750,000 over a February 2011 incident, in which he slipped and cut his hand on a metal tray.
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Australian clothing vendors forced to re-think use of Bangladeshi-made clothing
Australian fashion labels are being forced to think about where their clothes are made in the wake of the garment factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which has killed over 380 people.
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WorkCover investigating Matraville freezer death.
A 23-year-old man was found at 2:45 pm on Saturday, trapped in a cold storage freezer in a Matraville factory, and died yesterday morning.
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NZ man won’t get day in court over South Pacific Meat factory accident
A New Zealand worker at South Pacific Meats who had his arm partly amputated has expressed disappointment after charges were dropped against his employer.
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Man stable after Tomago steel accident
A 55-year-old man is in a stable condition after being struck by a large piece of steel, reportedly three metres long, in Tomago's industrial estate yesterday.
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Man injures arm at meat plant
A man has been freed after he had his arm trapped in a machine at a meat processing plant in New Zealand this morning.
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