Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
13 June 2013
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$33,750
Safety lessons learned:
- Provision of long reach tools for scraping product may have prevented employees from entering the hopper.
- Warning signs prohibiting entry should be affixed to the trucks.
Defendant name:
Wealleans Groundspread Limited
Industry:
Agriculture
Date of offence:
13 June 2013
Facts in brief:
Employee was operator of a groundspreader truck which was fitted with a hopper for distributing fertilizer. Victim entered the hopper and was trapped and killed by chain conveyor.
Offence section:
S6 Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Morrinsville - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$33,750
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$70,000
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