A Gore farm machinery company’s lack of effective repairs to a tractor has resulted in a substantial fine and reparations to an injured farm worker.
Read MoreToilet paper manufacturer Cottonsoft Ltd received a sentencing decision in the Manukau District Court yesterday after a worker was hurt on inadequately guarded machinery.
Read MoreTwo similar health and safety failings within three months have cost Rotorua timber company Claymark Limited over $680,000 in fines, reparations and costs.
Read MoreMistakes must be learnt from says WorkSafe after a freight company was sentenced in the Auckland District Court last week.
The UK division of global furniture retailer Ikea has been fined £100,000 after a worker lost part of two fingers during maintenance work on a roof-mounted fan at its Bristol store.
Read MoreRead MoreA worker had to have his eye removed after an incident involving a corrosive cleaning product at a Tauranga mussel processing plant.