Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
16 July 2018
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
$260,000

Safety lessons learned:
  • Ensure an adequate risk assessment is conducted by a competent person to identify and manage the risks associated with the pastry and noodle roller (dough brake/sheeter) machine.
  • Ensure the pastry and noodle roller (dough brake/sheeter) machine is adequately guarded.
  • Develop, implement and monitor a safe system of work for the operation of the pastry and noodle roller (dough brake/sheeter) machine.

Defendant name:
Oriental Cuisine Limited
 
Industry:
Hospitality
 
Date of offence:
16 July 2018
 
Facts in brief:
On 16 July 2018 while working as a pastry worker for Oriental Cuisine Limited, the victim was threading dough through a pastry rolling machine when his left hand was caught and crushed between two running rollers. This caused serious injury to the victim’s left hand, including the complete de-gloving of his index and middle fingers to the first joints, as well as fractures to those joints. The victim also received laceration injuries to his thumb and ring fingers.
 
Offence section:
Sections 48(1) and 2(c), and 36(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
 
Date(s) charged:
12 July 2019

Court:
Hutt Valley - District Court
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Final decision date:
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Fine imposed:
$260,000
 
Maximum fine available:
$1.5 million
 
Reparation:
$33,000 for emotional harm
$7,568.20 for consequential loss
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