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Prosecution Details
Defendant | JLN Corporation Pty Ltd |
Regulation | 4.53(2) |
Offence Date | Friday, 18 January 2002 |
Description of Breach(es) | Being an employer at a workplace, failed to ensure that a person was not lifted or suspended by plant at a workplace, namely a forklift truck, or its attachment, which was not plant specifically designed for the lifting or suspending of persons. |
Background Details |
The defendant operates a freight transport company in Canning Vale. During a workplace inspection, a WorkSafe Inspector observed an employee driving a forklift which had a pallet attached to the tynes, and observed another employee climb onto the pallet and saw the forklift driver lifting the second employee, up to a height of approximately 3 metres. The defendant was convicted in absence, pursuant to section 136AA of the Justices Act 1902. |
Outcome Summary | convicted |
Conviction Date | 04 Feb 2003 |
Court | Perth Court of Petty Sessions |
Fine | $750 |
Costs | $217.70 |
Charge Number | 8525/03 |