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Court Summary - at a glance

Date of offence:
11 February 2020
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Final decision date:
 
Fine imposed:
Starting point of $427,500, reduced to $256,500 following discounts

Safety lessons learned:

The defendant failed to take reasonably practicable steps, including to have trained all workers with access to the legging stand or parts of the legging stand and adequately monitored their compliance with processes and systems, by way of supervision to manage the risk of a fall from height.

Defendant name:
UBP Limited
 
Industry:
Agriculture
 
Date of offence:
11 February 2020
 
Facts in brief:
Jared Te Whare was working at the beef processing plant operated by UBP Limited (the defendant), in Te Kuiti (the plant). While on a legging stand, Mr Te Whare suffered an epileptic seizure, and fell approximately 2.3 metres to the concrete floor below. As a result of the fall, Mr Te Whare suffered serious head and chest injuries, and died.
 
Offence section:
Sections 36(1)(a) and 48(1) and (2)(c) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
 
Date(s) charged:
10 February 2021

Court:
Hamilton - District Court
 
Plea:
Guilty
 
Final decision date:
 
Decision:
Convicted
 
Fine imposed:
Starting point of $427,500, reduced to $256,500 following discounts
 
Maximum fine available:
$1.5 million
 
Reparation:
Emotional harm - $60,000
Costs - $13,060.63