Freight company Refrigafreighters Limited has been fined 240-thousand-dollars, over a forklift injury
Freight company Refrigafreighters Limited has been fined 240-thousand-dollars, over a forklift injury
23 May 2024
Worksafe National Investigations Manager, Casey Broad, says the parked machine's handbrake failed in 2022, and it rolled down a slope.
It fell on a 33-year-old worker - giving them a punctured lung and broken back.
Broad says the vehicle wasn't maintained, and the serious issues with the handbrake meant it would have moved even on a slight incline.
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