Case Law - Health & Safety Handbook (Page 14)

Case Law

Failing to adequately guard a machine results in worker injury

Pinnacle Bakery & Integrated Ingredients Pty Ltd (the Company) manufactures and distributes bakery products across Australia. One of its manufacturing plants contained an item of plant called the ‘Small Rademaker Depositor Machine’.

Company pleads guilty to breaching its primary duty after trench collapse

Bustin’ Free Earthworks Pty Ltd (Company) was a small, family building business that specialised in earthworks. At the time of the incident, the Company was engaged in excavation and sewerage installation.

Risk of fall should have been foreseen

Schaefer Systems International (Company) provides industrial storage systems. The company was engaged by a client to extend the existing industrial storage system by adding a third tier level.

Truck driver hit by object falling from forklift

Mr Lever worked for Parry Bros as a semi-trailer driver and made deliveries to several depots. The incident occurred at the Beresfield depot which was owned and operated by Tamex Transport Services (Tamex).

Finger injury caused by inadequate machine guarding

Popina, a manufacturer and supplier of cereal and other snacks, had a plant called the ‘4 Screw Mixer’. This machine contained four rotating screw augers inside a hopper, which mixes wet product and feeds it onto a conveyor leading to the oven.

Worker's leg amputated in skid steer accident

In March 2015, a demolition company called PPK Demolition was completing demolition work at a residence

$80,000 fine after worker falls into stairwell void

In May 2011, the construction company ABD Group was the principal contractor for building an apartment. At the time, there were various carpenters employed by a sub-contractor undertaking carpentry works, specifically installing particle flooring to joists.

Guard removal causes arm injury to worker

Shred-X Pty Ltd (Company) processes paper and waste products for recycling. On 25 March 2015, an employee of the Company was sorting paper that was travelling on a moving conveyor belt.

Fall from incomplete scaffold injures plasterer

Precision Plastering (Vic) Pty Ltd (Company) was engaged by a principal contractor to undertake plastering works for the construction of two adjoining residential double-storey townhouses.

Worker dies in tractor rollover

Gregory Paul Dunn (Defendant) operated a business known as That’s Slashing and Tipper Hire. The business provided property clearing and maintenance services, including lawn mowing and slashing.

How does your alcohol and drug policy stack up?

Mr Clayton lodged an unfair dismissal claim against Coles Group Supply Chain (Coles) in relation to his employment in the operation of various forms of manual-handling equipment, such as forklifts, in which he was required to hold a high-risk licence.

No risk assessment ends in worker death

Australian Box Recycling Pty Ltd (Company) conducts a business that recycles cardboard boxes. On 22 August 2014, an employee of the Company was killed when operating a cardboard box-stacking lift cage.

Asbestos removal breaches safety laws

Concept Dimensions Pty Ltd (Company) was subcontracted by the owner of a residential premises in Victoria to demolish part of the premises and perform construction work.

Lack of training results in amputation

Freedom Foods Pty Ltd (Company) operated a cereal and snack food manufacturing business. On 28 July 2014, Mr Torbuck, an employee, was working alone when a Flake roller machine became blocked. He kicked the chute to stop the products from continuing to pass into the machine,

Simple measures could have prevented forklift driver death

A Sydney auctioneer was convicted by the NSW District Court under the Work Health and Safety Act (2011) for failing to ensure the health and safety of workers and was fined $225,000.