The District Court has penalised an employer for failing to have a guard in place to prevent an injury from a machine and for not training employees in its safe use.
The employee lost two fingers as a result of putting their hand into a saw blade. The employer was fined $33,750 and ordered to pay reparation to the employee of $22,000 for emotional harm and losses.
Alan Knowsley
Employment Lawyer
Wellington
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