Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
10 February 2014
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$45,000
Safety lessons learned:
- Have an effective system in place to monitor and maintain the forklift fleet.
- Ensuring that a working seat belt was fitted to the forklift and to all forklifts used in their place of work
- Ensuring that employees do not operate forklifts before passing a training programme with practical and theoretical testing;
- Ensuring that all forklift operators are trained by competent, qualified trainers
Defendant name:
Kiwi Timber Protection Limited
Industry:
Manufacturing
Date of offence:
10 February 2014
Facts in brief:
The Defendant operates a timber processing plant in Whanagrei. The victim was employed by the Defendant company as a mill hand. However in January 2014 he was moved to a position that involved using forklifts on a regular basis. The victim had not undertaken a training course. He was assessed by staff on site as being competent to drive.
The victim used the forklift to pick up an empty timber-carrying cradle. The forklift rolled backwards down the driveway to the dry mill building, hit a pile of steel and tipped over.
The victim sustained massive crush injuries to the head and trunk and died at the scene.
The victim used the forklift to pick up an empty timber-carrying cradle. The forklift rolled backwards down the driveway to the dry mill building, hit a pile of steel and tipped over.
The victim sustained massive crush injuries to the head and trunk and died at the scene.
Offence section:
S6 Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Date(s) charged:
21 July 2014
Court:
Whangarei - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$45,000
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$94,040
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