Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
17 January 2014
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$55,000
Safety lessons learned:
- Ensure that an effective hazard identification process was completed to identify any hazards employees would be exposed to when operating the tallow spinners.
- Develop and implement safe operating procedures for employees who operate the tallow spinners that included guides to show maximum load levels
Defendant name:
Keep It Clean Limited
Industry:
Manufacturing
Date of offence:
17 January 2014
Facts in brief:
Defendant company operates a rendering plant to dry and sterilize waste meat material.
An employee was struck in the back by an internal lid from a tallow spinner, which had been thrown out of the machine at high speed. He suffered a large abdominal wall laceration, punctured lung and multiple fractures in the ribs.
An employee was struck in the back by an internal lid from a tallow spinner, which had been thrown out of the machine at high speed. He suffered a large abdominal wall laceration, punctured lung and multiple fractures in the ribs.
Offence section:
S6 Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Dunedin - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$55,000
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$50,000
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