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Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
2015-09-25
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$32,000
Safety lessons learned:
- Ensure the emergency exit is blocked prior to work commencing. If this is not suitable, a temporary stairway should be installed; and
- To instruct other PCBUs that there is a requirement to report and sign in at reception every time they attend the site.
Defendant name:
Les Mills Auckland Limited
Industry:
Arts and recreation
Date of offence:
2015-09-25
Facts in brief:
The Defendant company operates the Les Mills gym in Victoria Street, Auckland.
At the time of the incident, two emergency exit stairways at the gym were being replaced by West Auckland Steel Limited.
The victim, a fitness instructor engaged as a contractor by the defendant, fell approximately 2.7m whilst opening a fire escape exit.
The victim sustained a fractured hip and ruptured spleen as a result of this fall.
At the time of the incident, two emergency exit stairways at the gym were being replaced by West Auckland Steel Limited.
The victim, a fitness instructor engaged as a contractor by the defendant, fell approximately 2.7m whilst opening a fire escape exit.
The victim sustained a fractured hip and ruptured spleen as a result of this fall.
Related prosecutions:
Offence section:
Sections 18(1)(b) and 50(1)(a) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Auckland - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$32,000
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$48,000 (apportioned equally between Les Mills and West Auckland Steel)
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