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Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
26 July 2013
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$30,000
Safety lessons learned:
- Ensure that the scaffold is erected by a certified scaffolder;
- Ensure the safety of the scaffolding include all of its castor wheels locked off, using outrigger bracing, and being erected on a sound, clear and level surface.
Defendant name:
Roger Albert Collett (trading as Roger Collett Painters)
Industry:
Building and construction
Date of offence:
26 July 2013
Facts in brief:
On 26 July 2013, the Defendant was carrying out exterior repainting work on a residential property where two employees were working from the working platform of the mobile scaffold. The movement of the two employees at the top of the scaffold created a temporary high point loading at the top of the scaffold, causing the structure to tip and fall to the ground. One employee managed to hold on to the guttering of the house briefly before he fell approximately 5 metres onto a cross-member. He suffered fracture of right leg, three broken ribs and a punctured lung.
Offence section:
S6 Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Blenheim - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$30,000
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$6,000 (plus Court costs of $130)
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