Worker ejection from mobile elevated working platform lands company $140K fine
After a worker sustained serious injuries while working on a mobile elevated working platform that tipped from the back of a truck trailer, a company has been convicted and fined $140,000 in the Industrial Court of NSW.
The result of a SafeWork NSW prosecution, the incident occurred on 3 August 2023, with the company pleading guilty to an offence pursuant to section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 for failing to comply with its duty to workers under section 19(1) of the Act.
“Risk control measures for working with moving plant and fixed machinery are well known. Being injured when working with fixed machinery is a preventable hazard we see across our state and across all industries,” SafeWork NSW Commissioner Janet Schorer said.
“Preventing injuries caused by mobile plant, vehicles or fixed machinery is an area for action in SafeWork NSW’s regulatory priorities,” Schorer added. “Having an awareness and assessment of the risks, along with implementation of safe systems of work, is key to reducing the number of incidents related to fixed machinery.”
Resources to help business owners and workers manage the risks of working with plant, machinery and equipment can be found here, on the SafeWork NSW website.
You can read the judgment here, on the NSW Caselaw website.
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