Five-year-old boy in hospital for a month after being struck by forklift in orchard
The company was fined $7000 over the incident, in which a 14-year-old was driving.
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WorkSafe prosecuted the firm over the death of a 21-year-old construction worker.
Person dies after being pinned under vehicle at workplace
WorkSafe NZ said it is not an investigation at this stage.
'Our farming community is hurting': Urgent plea to reduce quad bike risks
“It is in our DNA to protect one another - this Christmas we must make that happen.”
'Engulfed in a fireball': Glassblower injured in gas bottle explosion
Steven Newcombe suffered burns and hearing loss as a result of the blast.
Council denies WorkSafe charge after tourist injured falling into geothermal sinkhole
The case was called at a hearing in Rotorua.
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Airport worker loses fingertips after not receiving proper training
The staff member with the wildlife team was monitoring geese near the airport runways.
Firm to pay $735k over truck driver's death
The judge apologised to victims as sentencing was more than six years after the accident.
Inside the Auckland scaffolding disaster that cost a young father his arms
After the 'massive sound' and fireball, Jahden Nelson was left in 'excruciating' pain.
'Very simple act' might have prevented handyman's electrocution
Hire a Hubby Craig Johnston was found lying motionless on the floor by the homeowner.
'I miss him every day': Son speaks after tradie electrocuted at work
An electrician is now defending WorkSafe charges following Craig Johnston's death.
Electrician on trial after woman returned home to find tradie dead on kitchen floor
Craig Johnston was working on a rangehood when he suffered a lethal electric shock.
Damning report on dangerous conditions in workplaces putting Kiwis at risk of disease
Dust from the process of creating man-made stone contain high levels of silica.
School under fire for sending deadly carcinogen to science students
Chemicals banned in most schools were sent to homes of teenagers in plastic bags.
White Island tragedy will change the way adventure tourism works in NZ
Whakaari Management Limited has been found guilty of breaching workplace safety laws.
Correspondence school to withdraw sodium hydroxide from science kit that burnt teen
Te Kura will remove dangerous substances from science kits from next year after boy burnt.
'Absolutely not safe': School slammed after science experiment ends in skin graft
An industrial chemist said the school should not be sending sodium hydroxide into homes.
Cement company fined $357K after worker's arm cut off
The man was able to pull what was left of his arm free and run for help.
Death of disabled woman who choked on leftovers was preventable
WorkSafe investigated the death but decided not to prosecute.
NZSki ordered to pay almost $600K over death
NZSki must pay nearly $600k in penalties in relation to the death of a Queenstown woman.
'Bloody wrong': Family furious at WorkSafe decision not to prosecute after forestry death
“I just feel like Jason’s life was taken, they removed the body and went back to work.”
Council grapples with controversial Greymouth landfill
The landfill has been shut down by a WorkSafe investigation.
Pet food company must pay $220k after worker's finger amputated
It was the company's second amputation incident in three years.
WorkSafe, Whakaari Management at odds over duties of land-owners
WorkSafe says the company should have questioned if the island was safe.
'Excessive' sentence: Judge says prison too harsh for accident cover-up
William Sullivan made a false statement to WorkSafe investigators.
Charges dismissed for Whakaari / White Island owners
The owners of White Island were accused of health and safety failures before eruption.
Orchard company sentenced after seasonal worker loses three fingers in accident
The Otago orchard was fined $225,000 after the teen was injured while cleaning machinery.
WorkSafe failed to probe individual roles of Whakaari owners, lawyer says
The owners are again applying for the charges against them to be dismissed.
One dead after being hit by vehicle in workplace incident
WorkSafe and the police's Serious Crash Unit have been advised.
WorkSafe faces broad cuts to services
WorkSafe is cutting back on what it does to save money.
Whakaari White Island owners unable to answer whether they owed duty to victims
'There is no way you can respond sensibly to the scale of that disaster.'
'Once met, never forgotten’: Families of two young men killed in crash wait four years for answers
Part two: The families of two labour-hire workers killed in a road smash, have spoken up.