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Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
27 March 2014
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$30,000
Safety lessons learned:
Ensure that an effective means of fall protection is in place and used by the employees. For example; use of scaffolding, elevating work platforms, safety nets, fall arrest system.
Defendant name:
Comber & Seymour Limited
Industry:
Building and construction
Date of offence:
27 March 2014
Facts in brief:
The Defendant company is a roofing company. The defendant company was contracted to replace half a roof. The company's director was working on this project, which he stepped onto a corrugated PVC roof panel (skylight) and fell 3.5m onto concrete floor. He sustained a broken nose, cut to the forehead, seven broken ribs, a punctured lung, multiple brain bleeds and double vision.
He spent a month in ICU, followed by a further 2 months in hospital rehabilitation.
He spent a month in ICU, followed by a further 2 months in hospital rehabilitation.
Offence section:
S6 Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Dargaville - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$30,000
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$50,000
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