US EditionConveyor Belt Death: Warnings of Multiple Risks Before Incident
Ballance Agri-Nutrients was fined $420,000 after failing to address 80 documented conveyor belt safety issues, resulting in a worker's death in 2023, authorities reported.
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Eighty ‘danger zone’ warnings before worker’s death
Reading Time: 5 minutes By Phil Pennington of RNZ A major fertiliser company was told 80 times in a single report that its conveyor belt safety standards were not up to scratch, months before a worker died on one of its huge belts. Wesley Tomich fell on to badly guarded belt at Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ plant in Mt Maunganui in July 2023. A WorkSafe report – newly released to RNZ – shows an investigation began within hours, but that the investiga…
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