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Teens left parentless after dad crushed
Three teenagers must now cope without their parents, after their father was crushed between two trucks on Monday, five years after their mother died.
Man crushed between two trucks dies
A man has died after being crushed between two trucks in Henderson this morning.
Forestry company fined over worker injury
Forestry company HarvestPro has been ordered to pay $120,000 in fines and reparation after one of its workers was hit by a log weighing more than a tonne.
Mower driver admits charges over death
A Hastings council tractor driver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death a 4-year-old boy in a horrific mowing accident last year.
Injury costs man his job
One wrong step caused a horrific workplace accident which nearly took a man's life - and has now cost him his livelihood and will soon cost him his house.
Fifty-one lives lost on the job
Fifty-one workers were killed while they were doing their jobs last year, the Council of Trade Unions says.
Firm to pay compensation
A Hastings engineering firm will pay fines and compensation of $130,000 for failing to take all reasonable steps to protect the safety of worker.
Man dies after Speight's lift shaft fall
A man injured in a fall at Speight's Brewery earlier this week has died.
Fewer workers stoned on the job
Fewer workers are being caught on drugs, despite workplace testing becoming more prevalent, latest figures show.
Lawnmower death: Pensioner in court
A pensioner has appeared in court charged in connection with an accident in which a little boy was killed in a lawnmowing accident in Hastings.
Auckland port worker badly injured in fall
An Auckland port worker was hospitalised after falling at least 30 metres from the side of a boat yesterday.
Bridges accused of duty 'dereliction'
Labour says it is "pathetic" that Minister of Labour Simon Bridges will not commit to attending an industry led-review of safety in the forestry industry.
Forestry worker killed by falling log named
A forestry worker killed by a falling log in Marlborough yesterday has been named as William Bryant.
Another forestry death shows need for change - regulator
There are "deeply ingrained systemic issues'' in the forestry industry, New Zealand's work safety regulator says, following the death of another forestry worker this morning.
Forestry fatalities hit 10 in 2013
A man aged in his 20s was killed by a falling tree while working on a forestry block in rural Horowhenua this morning.
Editorial: Little solace for families of Pike River mine victims
Judge Jane Farish was doubtless on the mark when she said yesterday that the likelihood of a prosecution of Peter Whittall was "extremely low" and the case may never have reached trial.
Forestry safety: Prosecutions 'very likely'
Labour Minister Simon Bridges says prosecutions are "very likely" for forestry owners who have breached safety standards.
PM: Corporate manslaughter law 'unlikely'
The introduction of a corporate manslaughter law to deal with work-related deaths in New Zealand is "unlikely", says Prime Minister John Key.
Two dead in Brazil stadium collapse
Part of the stadium that will host the World Cup opener in Brazil next year collapsed today, causing significant damage and killing two people, authorities said.
Eagle tragedy: 20 years on
Friends of the four dead people say it was a miracle the collision over Auckland killed no one else.
Construction site collapse traps 50
'I just saw the whole slab that just came down and all you could hear was the guys screaming.' A witness describes a half-built mall collapse where 50 are trapped.
War against workplace killers
Ten days before Jason Gibson died, he visited his parents at their Christchurch home.
CTU questions workplace injury figures
Statistics NZ data shows fewer ACC claims but union believes they are misleading.