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Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
14 November 2017
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$25,000.00
Safety lessons learned:
- Provide effective supervision for all workers, by a competent person;
- Provide additional training, supervision and/or disciplinary action to workers who were known to be working in an unsafe manner;
- Have effective risk management procedures in place;
- Have appropriate equipment or systems to measure accurately safe working distances.
Defendant name:
Tree & Forest Limited
Industry:
Forestry
Date of offence:
14 November 2017
Facts in brief:
The defendant was undertaking thinning to waste work in Motueka Valley. Workers were working in two teams felling trees. As a worker was felling a tree, the Victim appeared from downhill where the other team was working and was struck on the head by a 20 metre tree. The Victim was knocked to the ground and fell unconscious. He was taken to Nelson Hospital where he was diagnosed with a concussion and was discharged after examination.
Offence section:
Sections 48(1) and 2(c), and 36(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Nelson - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$25,000.00
Maximum fine available:
$1.5 million
Reparation:
$2,000.00 for emotional harm
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