Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
27 September 2016
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$354,375
Safety lessons learned:
- Ensured that an effective traffic management plan was fully implemented prior to commencing operations at the site;
- Ensured workers were provided with adequate information, training and supervision regarding traffic management when they began working at the site.
Defendant name:
Cardinal Logistics Limited
Industry:
Postal, transport and warehousing
Date of offence:
27 September 2016
Facts in brief:
The defendant is in the business of providing warehousing and distribution services for importers and manufacturers.
At the end of his shift, the victim walked through the warehouse to collect his jacket and was hit by a turning forklift which trapped him against shelving on his left side, crushing his body against the racking and running over his foot.
The victim spent 35 days in hospital and re-admitted due to issues with infection. He had 15 surgeries in the 15 months following his accident. He suffered from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
At the end of his shift, the victim walked through the warehouse to collect his jacket and was hit by a turning forklift which trapped him against shelving on his left side, crushing his body against the racking and running over his foot.
The victim spent 35 days in hospital and re-admitted due to issues with infection. He had 15 surgeries in the 15 months following his accident. He suffered from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Offence section:
Sections 48(1) and 2(c), and 36(2) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Christchurch - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$354,375
Maximum fine available:
$1,500,000
Reparation:
$75,000 for emotional harm ($56,200 paid to victim as at the date of sentencing) and $11,167.78 for consequential loss
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