Prosecutions 2005 (PDF 3269kb) - WorkSafe Victoria
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HEALTH AND SAFETY PROSECUTIONS<br />
GIUSEPPE FARANDA (TRADING AS S.T.G. & A. FARANDA)<br />
Date of offence: 5 September 2003<br />
Date of prosecution:<br />
Magistrate:<br />
Plea:<br />
27 January <strong>2005</strong> at Werribee Magistrates’ Court<br />
His Honour Magistrate Docking<br />
Guilty<br />
On 5 September 2003 in Werribee South, an employee of S.T.G. & A. Faranda was operating an onion<br />
sorting machine when her hand became caught between the cutting rollers of the machine.<br />
Emergency services attended and released the employee’s hand from the machine by removing one<br />
of the rollers.<br />
As a result of the incident, the employee sustained fractures to her hand and fingers.<br />
Breach: Sections 21(1) & (2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985.<br />
Result: Without conviction fined $2,500.<br />
PROSECUTIONS <strong>2005</strong><br />
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