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A Christchurch flour company must pay $ 100,000 to repair a worker who was paralyzed from the waist down after a fall.
A Champion Flour Milling Ltd worker fell 3.7 meters from an unsafe platform and unsecured ladder while working on a grain conveyor in July 2018.
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A WorkSafe investigation found multiple security flaws, leading to prosecution against the company.
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In a reserved judgment issued in August, Champion Flour Milling Ltd was ordered to pay $ 310,000 in fines and $ 100,000 in reparations to the victim.
“A worker now faces a very different life because Champion Flour failed to meet her obligations,” said WorkSafe Chief Inspector Steve Kelly.
The WorkSafe investigation found that the platform the worker was on had no guardrails and did not meet industry standards.
The worker was required to wear a harness, but there were no anchor points to attach the harness.
Champion Flour had policies and procedures for working at height, but they were not effectively implemented.
Champion Flour was sentenced under the Health and Safety at Work Act of 2015.
Champion Flour has been contacted for comment.
