Case Law - Health & Safety Handbook (Page 12)

Case Law

Defects in equipment cost company $50,000

Apprentice injury costs company $24,000

Lack of training results in $100K penalty

No emergency stop button nearly killed worker

Pinned worker's injuries preventable

'Borrowed' skid steer results in fatality

Fines increased on appeal

$400,000 penalty for overdose

Policies didn't incorporate relevant Australian Standards

Huge fines for removing equipment's safety features

Worker 'scalped' in conveyor belt incident

Rack collapse causes death and costs company almost $300,000

Kerosene fireball engulfs worker

High-risk explosion injures two workers

No safety systems in place to prevent fall from height