A Lethbridge poultry farm has been fined $325,000 after the death of a worker.
34-year-old Liam Harrington died in March 2023 after being crushed by a conveyor belt.
Lemitech Pty Ltd was sentenced in the Geelong County Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to a single count of failing to ensure that a workplace was safe and without risks to health.
The company admitted there were reasonable practices it could have implemented to prevent the death.
WorkSafe Chief Health and Safety Officer Sam Jenkin said there’s no excuse for putting workers at risk.
“Employers must take every possible step to protect workers from the clear and obvious dangers associated with machinery and its moving parts, and WorkSafe will continue to take strong action against those who fail to do so,” he said.
“Sadly, this devastating incident has cost the life of a young man who deserved and should rightly have expected his health and safety to be a priority in the workplace.”
