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Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
21 June 2017
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$75,000
Safety lessons learned:
- Ensure that the risks and hazards associated with the side-loader were identified including crush hazards involving the stabilizer legs;
- Ensure that effective controls for managing these risks and hazards were implemented and monitored;
- Develop and implement a comprehensive Safe Operating Procedure that covers all aspects of the side-loader functionality
Defendant name:
Altranz Limited
Industry:
Postal, transport and warehousing
Date of offence:
21 June 2017
Facts in brief:
A worker was killed when crushed between two articulated components of the front stabiliser of a side-loader.
Offence section:
Sections 48(1) and 2(c), and 36(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Hamilton - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$75,000
Maximum fine available:
$1.5 million
Reparation:
$105,000 ($35,000 to each of the deceased’s parents and sister)
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