Fine after worker's lift shaft fall
Saturday, 08 May, 2004
A scaffolder who was seriously injured when he fell 20 m down a lift shaft on a Sydney building site has led to construction company Bovis Lend Lease Pty Ltd being fined $175,000.
The company pleaded guilty in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission sitting in court session for failing to ensure the health and safety of the worker under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983.
The court heard that the scaffolder fell when a temporary access platform on which he was standing in the lift shaft gave way. The scaffolder suffered massive external and internal injuries, including collapsed lungs, and underwent 18 surgical operations after the incident. Another scaffolder working at a higher level in the lift shaft was able to scramble to safety.
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