Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
15 May 2014
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$0 defendant company in liquidation at time of sentencing
Safety lessons learned:
- Ensure that the means for attaching lifting tackle to prefabricated walls is fit for purpose;
- Ensure that the method of fixing lifting tackle used by a mobile gantry crane is adequately rated for the load placed on it.
Defendant name:
True Green Homes Limited (in liquidation)
Industry:
Building and construction
Date of offence:
15 May 2014
Facts in brief:
The Defendant is a construction company specialising in prefabricated homes.
The Defendant owns a mobile gantry crane which is used to lift prefabricated wall frames.
On the day of the incident, a completed wall was being moved by the victim and another employee using the crane. As the wall was not evenly balanced, a screw which secured a chain to the wall snapped causing a sudden release of tension.
The wall struck the victim on the face. He suffered a forehead laceration and eye damage.
The Defendant owns a mobile gantry crane which is used to lift prefabricated wall frames.
On the day of the incident, a completed wall was being moved by the victim and another employee using the crane. As the wall was not evenly balanced, a screw which secured a chain to the wall snapped causing a sudden release of tension.
The wall struck the victim on the face. He suffered a forehead laceration and eye damage.
Offence section:
Sections 6 and 50(1)(a) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Christchurch - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$0 defendant company in liquidation at time of sentencing
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$10,000
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