WorkSafe New Zealand is again urging vigilance on the risks of exposed machinery, in light of a steel fabrication worker suffering a significant injury on the job in Northland. The employer, Donovan Group NZ Limited, has been sentenced in the Whangārei District Court for its health and safety failings... Read more.
A Manawatū factory worker’s death underscores the importance of carrying out a dedicated risk assessment before modifying machinery in a workplace. 47-year-old Dwayne Summers died after being trapped and crushed, while using a meal bagging machine at Kakariki Proteins Limited in April 2021. The Feilding business was sentenced today... Read more.
Network operator Western Power has been fined $66,000 and ordered to pay costs of $2616.30 after an employee received severe electrical burns while using unsafe cleaning equipment near live high-voltage powerlines. The network operator pleaded guilty to breaching WA’s electricity network safety laws. According to agreed facts presented in... Read more.
A company that makes ducted air conditioning components at its Scoresby factory has been fined $30,000 and ordered to pay costs of $2509 after a worker’s hand was crushed in a power press machine in 2019. High-Fire Heating Pty Ltd was sentenced without conviction after pleading guilty to one... Read more.
A construction company and a roofing company have pleaded guilty and been fined $600,000 and $450,000 respectively, following a fatal electrocution incident in 2019. SafeWork Executive Director (Compliance & Dispute Resolution) Matthew Press said that falls from heights are the leading cause of traumatic injuries and fatalities in the... Read more.
