Hellers ordered to pay $250,000 after worker loses four fingers
WorkSafe found the method of operating the machine had been unsafely adapted.
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Ports of Auckland told to improve safety after worker crushed to death by container
Ports of Auckland has been told to set up exclusion zones to protect workers.
Latest death at Ports of Auckland a concern to councillors
Auckland councillors have serious concerns about workplace safety at the port.
'My life has been destroyed': $100k award but woman will never walk again after horror fall
In her dreams she's walking. In reality she can't move her legs.
'I was in mortal danger': Recruit recounts 'inadequate, dangerous' fire training
Inadequate equipment, sexual harassment and bullying part of fire training, recruit says.
Minister orders WorkSafe to seek prosecution advice in future death cases
Andrew Little has ordered WorkSafe to get outside legal advice in future cases.
Company fined $310k after worker paralysed in four-metre fall
The worker plunged nearly 4m to the ground. Her injury was life changing.
Mining company fined after 7 tonne rockfall seriously injures worker
The digger driver still suffers from the head injuries caused in the slip, three years on.
Who is responsible when a worker contracts Covid at a managed isolation facility?
Legal questions after Rydges Hotel worker in Auckland mysteriously contracted Covid-19.
Crane accident: Ports of Auckland pleads guilty after worker's death
Laboom Midnight Dyer died after the massive straddle truck he was driving tipped over.
Worker paralysed in fall awarded more than $400,000
The worker fell four metres from a ladder and sustained 'serious spinal damage'.
FV Jubilee sinking tragedy: New revelations as operator prosecuted
All three fishermen aboard perished in the 2015 sinking.
How canal was drained to retrieve body of crash victim
The truck was submerged and the water needed to be lowered to safely get the body.
Worker who lost fingers packing pet food wins court payout
Bay of Plenty woman packing dried pet food had her fingers burnt and crushed.
Ammonia leak: Fonterra limits staff return due to hazard probe
Ammonia leak delays seasonal return to work for Fonterra Te Rapa site staff.
Otago Polytechnic convicted after student's finger partially amputated
Student's finger was partially amputated duing a pre-trade carpentry course.
Former cop says he questioned Whakaari risks but 'no action' taken
There are now 27 WorkSafe staff working on the investigation into the eruption.
'Stabbing pain': X-ray reveals extent of man's horrific workplace injury
A Brisbane man's shocking workplace injury has left him in pain for years.
Farm pond tragedy: Family mourn Nanny Bev, Luka and JJ
Bev Hiscox and her two grandsons Luka and JJ Sirett have been named as the trio who died.
Grandad freed himself from submerged vehicle, couldn't save wife and boys, 10 and 5
Three others, a 66-year-old grandmother and her two grandchildren, died
Three people confirmed dead in submerged vehicle
Farm pond tragedy: three people are confirmed dead in a submerged vehicle. Video / File / Google
Firefighter broke ribs, punctured lung in lockdown rescue
Bruce was helping in a lockdown rescue when helicopter basket swung towards his head.
Wellington port accident: Worker trapped in machine by rolling log
Firefighters rushed to CentrePort Wellington to free the trapped driver.
Employees off work for the day after man dies at Albany workplace
A man who died in a workplace accident in Albany has been described as a valued employee.
'Difficult and tragic': Man killed in Auckland workplace accident
The accident happened at an industrial address on Auckland's North Shore.
Serious injuries at workplace accident on North Shore
The victim has suffered serious injuries.
Young paralysed rider Sophia Malthus has reparations cut after ex-boss' appeal
Aspiring jockey's payment has been slashed by more than $100,000.
'Proven potential for harm' before Whakaari eruption
In 2018, researchers cited seven life-threatening "near misses" at Whakaari since 2006.
Man killed, child in hospital after both receive electric shocks
The incident happened in Ngatira, in South Waikato.
One person injured in West Auckland explosion
One person has been injured in an explosion in Kumeū, West Auckland.
Revealed: How Kiwis are still injuring themselves despite lockdown
There were 116 claims related to ladder use, and 243 for DIY work.
Fatal plunge: Truck driver killed in South Auckland quarry crash
It is understood the truck plunged up to 100m down a bank.
Worker's hand trapped in machinery in workplace accident
Workplace incident in Tasman Region.
One person dead after farm vehicle accident in Dannevirke
One person has died at a Dannevirke property after a heavy vehicle rolled.