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Employer penalised about $68,000 after employee injured
An employee was driving machinery which toppled over on a narrow track. As a result the employee suffered a fractured back and hip along with other less serious injuries.
The employer was fined $31,000 and ordered to pay reparation of $36,900 for failing to ensure its employees were appropriately trained or supervised. The employer should also have a specific hazard management plan when operating machinery where stability was compromised by slope, weather or ground conditions.
Alan Knowsley
Health & Safety Lawyer
Wellington