Taranaki larrikin mourned after tragic workplace death
Larrikin Kiwi Robin Killeen loved horse racing, boxing and even hair dressing.
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Falling 300kg ramp kills worker in Te Kuiti
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Person in hospital after hand trapped in bottling machine
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Worker dies after being pinned between trees at Manawatū property
Fire, ambulance, police and a helicopter responded to the incident.
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Person freed after being trapped by machinery at Kaiapoi Mill, Canterbury
Emergency services are working to free the person.
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Focus: One dead in Ōtāhuhu workplace accident. Video / Supplied
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Crane worker suffers severe electric shock at Auckland construction site
The crane involved has been shut down, the Herald understands.
Mobility scooter death: Company fined $500,000
Company showed "total lack of regard" for the family of the dead man.
Speedway crash investigator 'initially refused entry to track'
WorkSafe investigators were initially blocked from access after speedway crash.
Police at workplace incident in Hobsonville, Auckland
A person has been injured in a workplace incident in Hobsonville, Auckland.
Top Kiwi horse trainer has to pay $370k to paralysed rider
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Focus Live Earlier: Horror death: Worked sucked into machinery, employer fined $367,000
Focus Live Earlier: Horror death: Worked sucked into machinery, employer fined $367,000
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