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WorkSafe has charged a fruit grower following the death of a truck driver at a Shepparton warehouse in March 2023.

A gate manufacturing and repair company has been convicted and fined $350,000 after a truck driver was fatally crushed under a falling gate at a Dandenong depot.

WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW inspectors have identified dozens of hazards on Mildura construction sites during a week-long blitz on both sides of the border.

WorkSafe has charged a hay and grain logistics company following the death of a worker at a storage shed in Willaura, south of Ararat, in December 2022.

A company that manufactures and repairs cryogenic equipment has been fined a total of $50,000 after a worker suffered a serious hand injury at a Dandenong South factory.

WorkSafe has charged a social enterprise employing workers with disability in relation to the risk of workers with vision or mobility impairments falling down a staircase.

A Woorinen South fruit grower has been convicted and fined $750,000 after a fruit picker died following a fall from a moving trailer.

WorkSafe is urging employers and workers to slow down and think during the holiday rush, because everyone deserves to wrap up 2024 safely.

An industrial plastics manufacturer has been fined $40,000 after a worker suffered life-threatening crush injuries when his head was caught in machinery.