An ACT employer that failed to ensure its loaded trolleys had handles, so workers didn't have to bend to push them, has been ordered to pay an injured worker more than $1 million in damages.
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.
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.
Workers seen walking beneath dump truck suspended from crane; and Worker injured in "trivial" journey crash wins $390k.
In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.
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.
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