March 2021
Elgas Limited
31 March 2021
On 10 December 2015, a tanker truck driver and a member of the public sustained serious burns when an LPG gas cylinder exploded during an in situ fill at Muswellbrook.
After a SafeWork NSW investigation, the defendant, Elgas Limited, was charged with breaches of section 32/19(1) and section 32/19(2) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
On 31 March 2021, the defendant was convicted by the District Court and fined $100,000 under section 32/19(1) and $425,000 under section 32/19(2) of the Act.
Penrose Pine Products Pty Limited
05 March 2021
The offence relates to a failure by the defendant, Penrose Pine Products Pty Limited, to comply with its duty on 19 June 2017 which exposed workers to a risk of serious injury due to the operation of a conveyor connected to a wood chipping machine at the defendant’s timber saw mill at Penrose.
After a SafeWork NSW investigation, the defendant, Penrose Pine Products Pty Limited, was charged with a breach of section 32/19(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
On 5 March 2021, the defendant was convicted by the District Court and fined $75,000.