Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
Between 7 February 2017 and 22 August 2017
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
$150,000.00

Safety lessons learned:

The log hauler was operated without guarding over the strawline, tailrope, and mainrope drums and the Witchita clutch drum, and in that state it posed a hazard and risk which it was reasonably practicable for the defendant to have identified, assessed and eliminated or minimised through guarding.

Defendant name:
Blackstump Logging Limited
 
Industry:
Forestry
 
Date of offence:
Between 7 February 2017 and 22 August 2017
 
Facts in brief:
The Defendant was contracted to clear fell and log Pinus Radiata from the Te Marunga Forest, Tologa. In allowing the operation of a log hauler on 18 August 2017, the Defendant failed to comply with the statutory duty to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of its workers by allowing the hauler to be operated without guarding over moving parts and thereby exposed workers to a risk of death or serious injury.
 
Offence section:
Sections 36(1)(a) and 48(1) and (2)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
 
Date(s) charged:
10-Aug-18

Court:
Gisborne - District Court
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Final decision date:
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Fine imposed:
$150,000.00
 
Maximum fine available:
$1.5 million
 
Reparation:
$0 (the defendant paid a total of $59,144.10 to the family prior to sentencing)
$7,920 in costs
 
Related Documents:
PDF
Sentencing notes - WorkSafe New Zealand v Blackstump Logging Limited (PDF 3.2 MB)
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Subscribe

Links