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      Home > News > Accident and Emergency

    Warnings from Worksafe after serious company failures led to a man dying when his crane touched powerlines

    Warnings from Worksafe after serious company failures led to a man dying when his crane touched powerlines


    Wesley Talakai was killed in 2023 delivering timber to a residential building site in Auckland's Greenhithe.

    The 38-year-old had raised concerns with his employer, NZ Solid Limited, about the site's proximity to lines.

    They were operating within 2.5 metres - which breached the four-metre legal limit.

    The company's been ordered to pay 330-thousand dollars.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Accident and Emergency News
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     17 Nov: A man has died after being pulled unresponsive from the water at Auckland's Takapuna about midday
     17 Nov: Police aren't seeking further information from the public after a fatal Manawatu house fire on Saturday, in Sanson
     17 Nov: Police investigating an unexplained death, have cordoned off a South Auckland Housing NZ apartment complex
     17 Nov: Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died
     17 Nov: One person has died following a serious crash in Ngaruawahia, north of Hamilton
     16 Nov: The Transport Accident Investigation Commission will be investigating a helicopter crash that happened near Wellington's Makara Beach this morning
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