A 200-thousand dollar fine for an egg company whose worker's thumb was severed in 2020
A 200-thousand dollar fine for an egg company whose worker's thumb was severed in 2020
23 May 2022
The worker at Mainland Poultry Limited in South Auckland caught his hand while cleaning machinery .
WorkSafe's found management wasn't aware of the hazards of an open latch in the machinery ... and health and safety concerns were raised in an ad-hoc way.
The company has been sentenced in Papakura District Court, and also ordered to pay the victim 30-thousand dollars reparation.
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