Injury stories
WorkSafe says the repeated failures exposed staff to avoidable harm, leaving Claymark facing more than NZD $680,000 in penalties and reparations.
The company will fund safety reforms and compensation after a waste station accident left a worker with a brain injury and broken leg.
Safety failures exposed in two separate incidents that left one worker dead and another badly injured, WorkSafe said.
Nearly 550 farmers were injured and three died on farms last summer, with vehicles and sun exposure among the biggest dangers.
WorkSafe says six workers escaped serious injury after a Panmure Bridge scaffold collapse exposed failures in safety oversight.
A contractor suffered major brain trauma after faulty scaffolding in Christchurch failed to protect him from a two-metre fall.
A New Zealand metals firm has been fined after a worker lost fingers when an inadequately guarded machine crushed his hands.
A Christchurch builder has been fined after admitting the first prosecution under New Zealand's new asbestos rules, following unsafe demolition work.
Tractor risks on farms are under fresh scrutiny after a fatal rollover led to a GBP £70,000 fine and GBP £130,000 reparations.
More serious construction injuries have raised alarm after Statistics NZ recorded 72 cases last year, up from 45 in 2016.
A forestry worker was hospitalised after a tumbling log struck him on his first day, prompting a $100,000 fine for Cropp Logging.
A Tauranga mussel plant has been fined and ordered to pay reparation after a cleaner lost an eye in a corrosive product incident.
A child was nearly crushed in less than 45 seconds when an unguarded gate closed around them, prompting a safety alert.
Electrical hazards cause thousands of US deaths and billions in damage each year, making regular checks vital for office safety.
A crushed ankle has prompted WorkSafe to accept Woods Glass’s undertaking, after it found unsafe procedures and missing guarding on a cutter.
A six-year-old survived severe leg injuries after falling from a quad bike on his grandparents’ farm, prompting a WorkSafe warning.
A New Zealand freight firm has been fined NZD $506,300 after a worker was crushed by falling pallets during forklift unloading in Auckland.
WorkSafe has warned that faulty or misconfigured remotes can send mobile plant moving unexpectedly, risking serious injuries at mines and quarries.
A Whangarei engineering firm has been fined after a worker suffered severe burns when a jammed galvanising machine failed above molten zinc.
A worker was left with severe arm injuries after an unsafe tortilla oven lacked guarding, training and an emergency plan, WorkSafe found.
