Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
28 June 2016
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
$206,719

Safety lessons learned:
  1. Install appropriate guarding to the Cross Lapper on the right-hand side of the outfeed conveyor belt.

Defendant name:
Insulpro Manufacturing Limited
 
Industry:
Manufacturing
 
Date of offence:
28 June 2016
 
Facts in brief:
The victim and his supervisor were attempting to remove residual fibre from a Cross Lapper. Initially they were using a fibre gun to pick out the fibre as was standard practice.

Notwithstanding the use of the fibre gun, a clump of white fibres was continuing to drop from the Cross Lapper. In an attempt to clear the clump of fibres, the victim went underneath the outfeed conveyor belt and into the body of the machine. The Cross Lapper was not shut down prior to him doing this.

The victim used his hand to pull the fibre out while the machine was paused between direction changes. The victim did not get his hand out of the belt in time before it reactivated and his arm was caught between the belt and the rollers at the back of the machine. As a result, the victim’s arm and wrist were broken and required surgery.
 
Offence section:
Sections 48(1) and 2(c), and 37 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
 
Date(s) charged:

Court:
Manukau - District Court
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Final decision date:
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Fine imposed:
$206,719
 
Maximum fine available:
$1.5 million
 
Reparation:
$15,000 paid prior to sentencing
 
Related Documents:
PDF
Sentencing notes - WorkSafe New Zealand v Insulpro Manufacturing Limited (PDF 244 KB)
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