Wairarapa dairy company fined $60k after worker loses arm to machinery
A Wairarapa dairy firm has been fined and ordered to pay reparations after a worker lost his arm in an unguarded machinery incident.
A Wairarapa dairy company has been penalised following a serious workplace accident in which a worker suffered life-changing injuries when his clothing became caught in an unguarded PTO shaft. The firm was ordered to pay approximately $96,000 in reparation and faced a $60,000 fine for the incident.
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Dairy company fined $60k after worker loses arm to machinery
The Wairarapa firm was ordered to pay about $96,000 in reparation after a worker suffered life-changing injuries when his clothing became caught in an unguarded PTO shaft.