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Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
11 April 2013
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$4,500
Safety lessons learned:
- Ensure all alterations of the scaffold are undertaken by a scaffolder holding a current Certificate of Competency.
- Ensure that the scaffolder holding a Certificate of Competence is notified of all alterations to the scaffolding by unauthorised persons.
Defendant name:
Che O'Neill
Industry:
Building and construction
Date of offence:
11 April 2013
Facts in brief:
The defendant gave approval for two employees to alter the scaffolding themselves by raising the scaffold deck approximately 500mm.
The next morning an employee fell 3 metres from the unstable scaffolding, which landed on top of him, and required surgery for a fractured leg and other injuries.
The next morning an employee fell 3 metres from the unstable scaffolding, which landed on top of him, and required surgery for a fractured leg and other injuries.
Offence section:
S19(b) Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Dunedin - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$4,500
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$7,884.25 (plus Court costs of $130 and cost of prosecution of $500)
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