Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
21/10/2019
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$30,000
Safety lessons learned:
1. Ensure the frame structure holding the 89x89 square hollow section beam was adequate for the purposes of lifting stairs.
2. Put in place an exclusion zone in the vicinity of the lifting operations.
3. Ensure the workers had the information, training, skills, and experience necessary for the use of the electric chain block hoist.
4. Install edge protection on the stairs.
Defendant name:
Urban Space Limited
Industry:
Building and construction
Date of offence:
21/10/2019
Facts in brief:
The defendant company was installing set of stairs into a residential property. This involved hoisting the stairs into place, using an electric chain hoist and double fall chain, which was supported by a steel beam. They encountered difficulties while attempting to hoist the stairs into place. The victim crossed the stairs under the beam to ask another worker for help, and on his way back the steel beam fell and struck him. He then fell off the edge of stairs to the flight of stairs below.
Offence section:
Sections 36(1)(a), s 48(1) and (2)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Date(s) charged:
16/10/2020
Court:
Auckland - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$30,000
Maximum fine available:
$1.5 million
Reparation:
$25,000 in emotional harm
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