August 2021
Crawfords Freightlines Pty Ltd
27 August 2021
On 13 September 2018, a 30 year old operator suffered crush injuries when a double pack of aluminium billets fell from the tynes of a forklift and pinned him against the inside wall of a shipping container, at Sandgate.
After a SafeWork NSW investigation, the defendant, Crawfords Freightlines Pty Ltd, was charged with a breach of section 32/19(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
On 27 August 2021, the defendant was convicted by the District Court and fined $90,000.
Plasser Australia Pty Ltd
27 August 2021
On 13 March 2019, a 24 year old worker sustained serious injuries when he cut the ends of a drum with an oxi-propane torch, causing an explosion at St Marys. A second worker also sustained minor injuries.
After a SafeWork NSW investigation, the defendant, Plasser Australia Pty Ltd, was charged with a breach of section 32/19(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
On 27 August 2021, the defendant was convicted by the District Court and fined $180,000.
CPB Contractors Pty Ltd
3 August 2021
On 1 February 2018, a contractor was injured when he was struck by high pressure water while removing a spacer between two pipes, at the M4 East Motorway, Five Dock.
After a SafeWork NSW investigation, the defendant, CPB Contractors Pty Ltd, was charged with a breach of section 32/19(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
On 3 August 2021, the defendant was convicted by the District Court and fined $85,000.