A worker suffered fatal injuries in November 2018 when he was pulled into a conveyor’s tail pulley. The quarry operator and two employees pleaded guilty and were sentenced for failing to ensure risk to persons from quarrying operations was at an acceptable level. The worker was exposed to the... Read more.
Zerella Holdings Pty Ltd, a fresh produce business, has been convicted and fined $300,000 by the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) after a worker was dragged into a water pit with a moving agitator in October 2017, resulting in serious and ongoing impairment. The male worker was injured while... Read more.
Lencia Fruit Juices Pty Ltd, a Mildura drinks manufacturer, has been convicted and fined $30,000 after a worker’s hand was dragged into an unguarded bottling machine in June 2019. The drinks manufacturer was found guilty of failing to provide or maintain plant that was safe and without risks to... Read more.
A company in New Zealand specialising in waste and environmental services was found guilty of health and safety failings at a trial in August 2020 at the Hamilton District Court and sentenced last Wednesday. In 2017, a man in suffered severe injuries after his arm got caught in a... Read more.
A Bayswater waste recycling company has been fined a total of $330,000 plus an additional $234,000 in costs for gross negligence over an incident in 2016 in which a labour hire worker’s arm was amputated at the shoulder. The company was found guilty in the Perth Magistrates Court in... Read more.
