Wodonga Rendering Pty Ltd (Company) operated an abattoir that used rendering plant to process raw materials. On the day of the incident, workers were transporting bags of blood meal into a semi-trailer using a forklift with a lifting attachment and an Attollo rotator.

Redback Tree Services (Company) is involved in tree maintenance and removal. The Company was contracted to a residential site to remove two trees that were located near a set of powerlines.

Hydro Clean (Griffith) Pty Ltd (Company) pleaded guilty under s 19 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 after failing to comply with its duty and thereby exposing an employee to a risk of death or serious injury.

Skyhook Roof Access Systems Pty Ltd (Company) installed, maintained and inspected working at height fall arrest anchorage systems. The Company had installed an anchorage system on a building at an aged care facility.

CK Crouch Pty Ltd (Company) was contracted to a major poultry producer to catch and load live chickens for slaughter. The catch and load process involved cages being brought into a shed on a forklift at night.

An employee of L Arthur Pty Ltd – a company that provides transport, integrated logistics, warehousing and distribution services – was operating a crane to move an empty 40-foot shipping container across a warehouse space.

Industrial Lining Pty Limited (Company) installs protective linings inside plant and industrial equipment. Two employees were installing rubber lining inside a hopper when they were exposed to a harmful level of contaminate and were rendered unconscious.

Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (the Company) is a major provider of transport infrastructure projects throughout Queensland, and is involved in the building and maintenance of bridges and roads.

On 5 August 2015, a worker of JMAL Group Pty Ltd was loading and transporting a boom lift crane from a depot at Williamstown to Melbourne Airport. The procedure for this task was to load the crane on the public road outside the depot.