Case Law - Health & Safety Handbook (Page 9)

Case Law

Company fined $25,000 after trailer collides with a forklift

Worker suffers fatal injuries after structure tips

Elderly man falls into a trench excavated by a plumbing company

Employer found to have adopted a system of work that exposed a worker to significant risk

Company sole director and owner found to have engaged in bullying

Court considers a restoration order after an injured worker suffers financial hardship

Employee in a meat processing facility loses a hand in safety incident

Storeperson subjected to bullying by his manager

Working at heights: Reduce the risks or pay the price

Business trustee liable for fatal incident despite not being present

Felling a tree; crushing a neighbour's car

Double trouble: Company breaches safety obligations at two worksites

Kitchen hand suffers burns from a hazardous chemical

Company and sole director plead guilty to exposing a worker to a risk of death

Company fails to consider all available resources to eliminate risks