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School Charged After Student Hammer Throw Injury | Perth News
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A school in Adelaide is facing serious legal consequences after a 13-year-old student was critically injured during a hammer throw practice in September 2024, leaving him in a coma. Two years later, SafeWork SA has charged the school’s parent company with multiple safety failures—including poor supervision, untrained staff, and inadequate risk assessments—highlighting dangerous proximity between javelin and hammer events and a non-compliant safety cage. If convicted, the school could be fined up to $1.5 million under the Work Health and Safety Act, underscoring the vital need for safety in school athletics. The case remains active in the South Australian Employment Court.
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