WA crane company found guilty over death of worker
A Western Australian hoist and crane company has been found guilty of failing to provide and maintain a safe workplace and, by that failure, causing the death of a worker.
Two directors of the company were also found guilty of breaching a section of the Occupational Safety and Health Act dealing with offences that occur with the consent or connivance of a director or are attributable to the neglect of the director.
D & G Hoists & Cranes and directors David Patrick Majella Keating and Luigi Vincenzo Decesare were found guilty in the Perth Magistrates Court.
In October 2007, a 22-year-old rigger suffered a fatal head injury after being struck by a 375 kg section of crane mast that fell out of a pack of 16 sections being moved by a crane.
The Magistrate is expected to hand down the penalty in February 2011.
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