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Case Archive


All OHS legal cases reported in the Daily Digest are stored in this cases archive. Case reports provide updates on key case law developments relating to OHS in the workplace.
 
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21/12/2007 402 Medical panels should provide clear reasons
21/12/2007 401 Skin cancer — unclear history
20/12/2007 400 Duty to protect employees confirmed
14/12/2007 399 $50,000 fine as terrified chef falls 8cm
14/12/2007 398 Keyboard and mouse changes cause compensable injury
14/12/2007 397 Workers comp - cases wrap
13/12/2007 396 'Work' includes return-to-work plans
12/12/2007 395 Dismissal cases: no indicators yet of flight from IR to EEO jurisdiction
10/12/2007 394 Common law - cases wrap
7/12/2007 393 RTW plan changes failed to consider worker’s condition
7/12/2007 392 Repeat safety breaches earn $104k fine
6/12/2007 391 Police denied damages for derailment ‘carnage’
6/12/2007 390 No response to OHS breach made dismissal unfair
5/12/2007 389 Misuse of machinery led to worker’s paraplegia
5/12/2007 388 Company guilty in first offshore OHS prosecution
5/12/2007 387 Unreasonable to expect return-to-work date: Tribunal
4/12/2007 386 Compo revoked for injury during work break
4/12/2007 385 Jail for boss who attacked worker with hammer
4/12/2007 384 $48k fine for isolated worker death
3/12/2007 383 Common law damages - cases wrap
30/11/2007 382 Long service mitigates ‘foolish’ safety breach
30/11/2007 381 Interim safe work procedure not enforced
29/11/2007 380 Ex-rail worker can sue over workplace molestation
28/11/2007 379 Different diagnosis doesn't change cause of injury
28/11/2007 378 Extra checks could have avoided electrocution
28/11/2007 377 'Blow-up' did not justify getting the sack: AIRC
27/11/2007 376 Workers comp - cases wrap
27/11/2007 375 No instructions led to sewer-fall death
23/11/2007 374 Two companies fined for severe apprentice injury
23/11/2007 373 $31k penalty for failing to report minor incident
22/11/2007 372 Jail and fines for Vic compo fraud
22/11/2007 371 Company relied too heavily on site supervisor
22/11/2007 370 Depression unrelated to fraud allegation
21/11/2007 369 Retraining a reasonable alternative to injury plan
21/11/2007 368 Director fined for abusing inspectors
20/11/2007 367 Company and director fined for kitchen burns
19/11/2007 366 Workers comp - cases wrap
16/11/2007 365 No remedial steps after serious fall adds to penalty
15/11/2007 364 Union to pay $35k over illegal OHS strike
15/11/2007 363 $80k fine for young worker injury on first day
15/11/2007 362 Brittle bone disease doesn’t affect journey claim
14/11/2007 361 Worker succeeds in OOS compo appeal
14/11/2007 360 Builder liable for majority of $370k damages
13/11/2007 359 Worker wrongfully sacked over OHS complaint to union
13/11/2007 358 Disclosure of entire medical history denied
12/11/2007 357 Pedestrian walkways not adequately designated
9/11/2007 356 Failure to follow usual induction practices led to shock
9/11/2007 355 Promotion failure contributed to stress so compo denied
7/11/2007 354 Stressed ambo loses $500k damages
7/11/2007 353 Suspension and incapacity separate for compo purposes
6/11/2007 352 Current rate of pay calculated incorrectly for compo
5/11/2007 351 Timber companies fined $80k for basic failures
2/11/2007 350 Common law damages - cases wrap
1/11/2007 349 Sufficient reason to knock back psych claim
31/10/2007 348 DEWR fined $30k over rally leave refusal
30/10/2007 347 Breach of zero tolerance alcohol policy warranted dismissal
30/10/2007 346 Prosecutions – cases wrap
29/10/2007 345 Inadequate maintenance the cause of chairlift incident
26/10/2007 344 Physical shove justified getting the sack
26/10/2007 343 Home could be workplace so journey claim compensable
24/10/2007 342 OHS victimisation provision not excluded by WorkChoices
24/10/2007 341 Employer’s harassment evidence relied on hearsay
24/10/2007 340 Workers comp - cases wrap
23/10/2007 339 Sole witness gave false account of OHS breach: AIRC
22/10/2007 338 Injury while getting out of bed linked to job
19/10/2007 337 No ‘genuine’ OHS reason for body vest
19/10/2007 336 Petrol fume explosion earns $110k fine
19/10/2007 335 Bullied worker did not forge witness statements: Commission
18/10/2007 334 Worker’s OHS failure doesn’t mitigate uni’s duty
18/10/2007 333 Injury under old law so no entitlement to compo
17/10/2007 332 Injured worker had notified boss of illness: AIRC
16/10/2007 331 Labour hire firm relied on host to ensure safety
16/10/2007 330 New evidence can be used to support termination
16/10/2007 329 No error in psych claim determination
15/10/2007 328 Reasonable to dismiss rather than offer RTW program
12/10/2007 327 Food firm guilty over cleaner amputation
12/10/2007 326 Workers comp - cases wrap
11/10/2007 325 National Gallery fined for contractor safety breach
11/10/2007 324 Failure to guard against trespassers led to boy’s fall
11/10/2007 323 Damages for mild stress awarded over assault
10/10/2007 322 Racist remark no excuse for physical attack: AIRC
10/10/2007 321 Poor work culture contributed to fall
9/10/2007 320 Employer challenge over jurisdiction and fairness rejected
9/10/2007 319 Causal link severed when pain continues after redundancy
5/10/2007 318 Duty of care not owed without control over work
5/10/2007 317 Misconduct probe biased so compo payable
4/10/2007 316 Mining giant escapes widow’s cancer claim
4/10/2007 315 Arbitrator failed to give injured worker fair assessment
3/10/2007 314 Damages against co-worker allowed despite low impairment
3/10/2007 313 Prosecutions – cases wrap
2/10/2007 312 Severe customer injury warrants fine
2/10/2007 311 Workers comp - cases wrap
28/9/2007 310 Halted RTW was not disability discrimination
28/9/2007 309 ‘Significant breakdown’ in OHS system caused collapse
28/9/2007 308 Refusal to submit to further psych assessment upheld
27/9/2007 307 Video evidence fails to prove fraud
27/9/2007 306 Abusive tirade was unfair dismissal: AIRC
26/9/2007 305 Compo allowed despite pre-employment health declaration
26/9/2007 304 Basic safety flaws result in amputation
25/9/2007 303 Worker signed agreement extinguishes liability

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