Court Summary - at a glance
Date of offence:
25 September 2015
Plea:
Guilty
Decision:
Convicted
Final decision date:
Fine imposed:
$0
Safety lessons learned:
- Undertake a visual check of the emergency exit to ensure that it is adequately blocked; and
- Block the emergency exit before removing the existing stairway.
Defendant name:
West Auckland Steel Limited
Industry:
Building and construction
Date of offence:
25 September 2015
Facts in brief:
The Defendant company carried out steel fabrication and installation work.
The Defendant was replacing two emergency exit stairways at the Les Mills gym in Victoria Street, Auckland.
The victim, a fitness instructor engaged as a contractor by Les Mills Auckland Limited, fell approximately 2.7m whilst opening a fire escape exit.
The victim sustained a fractured hip and ruptured spleen as a result of this fall.
The Defendant was replacing two emergency exit stairways at the Les Mills gym in Victoria Street, Auckland.
The victim, a fitness instructor engaged as a contractor by Les Mills Auckland Limited, fell approximately 2.7m whilst opening a fire escape exit.
The victim sustained a fractured hip and ruptured spleen as a result of this fall.
Related prosecutions:
Offence section:
Sections 16(1)(a) and 50(1)(a) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Date(s) charged:
Court:
Auckland - District Court
Plea:
Guilty
Final decision date:
Decision:
Convicted
Fine imposed:
$0
Maximum fine available:
$250,000
Reparation:
$48,000 (to be apportioned equally between West Auckland Steel Limited and Les Mills Auckland Limited).
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