November 2019
HCM Building Pty Limited and NSW Formwork Pty Ltd
8 November 2019
On 6 April 2016, a 25 year old formworker suffered seriously injuries when he fell from a step ladder and was impaled by a vertical steel reo bar, at Croydon.
After a SafeWork NSW investigation, the defendants, HCM Building Pty Limited and NSW Formwork Pty Ltd, were respectively charged with breaches of section 32/19(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
On 8 November 2019, the defendants were convicted by the District Court. HCM Building Pty Limited was fined $135,000 and NSW Formwork Pty Ltd was fined $150,000.
Joseph Hassarati
08 November 2019
On 15 August 2017, a worker fell from an unprotected edge of a formwork deck he was working from, at Cabarita.
After a SafeWork NSW investigation, the defendant, Joseph Hassarati, was charged with a breach of section 32/19(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
On 8 November 2019, the defendant was convicted by the Local Court and fined $15,000.