A rubber product manufacturer based in Dandenong South has been convicted and fined $450,000 after a worker died when he was struck on the head by a machine component. The Elastomers Pty Ltd pleaded guilty to a single charge of failing to provide plant that was, so far as... Read more.

Tank manufacturer Polymaster Pty Ltd has been fined $65,000 after a worker’s thumb was amputated following an incident at its Swan Hill factory. The company pleaded guilty to a single charge of failing to provide or maintain a system of work that was safe, without risks to health. The... Read more.

Cardboard box company Visy Board Pty Ltd has been fined $275,000 and ordered to pay $8500 in costs after an incident in which a worker had parts of two fingers severed. The company pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe work environment. The company operates a... Read more.

WorkSafe New Zealand is again warning businesses to be on alert for the dangers of moving machinery, after a worker had his arm amputated on the job at a concrete manufacturer in Manawatū. The victim was working at Dunlop Drymix Limited in Feilding early one morning in November 2021.... Read more.

Plastic food packaging manufacturer SCS Packaging Pty Ltd has been fined $30,000 after a maintenance fitter’s hand was crushed in a machine in 2020. The Shepparton-based company pleaded guilty to failing to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that the workplace was safe and without risks to health. It... Read more.