Worksafe is warning truckies to take extra precautions after a driver has been left with head injuries
Worksafe is warning truckies to take extra precautions after a driver has been left with head injuries
18 April 2019
A stock loading ramp used to unload sheep from a truck fell on the driver in 2017 when its winch system failed.
Palmerston farmer Robert Ashton was fined 33-thousand-dollars in the Dunedin District Court for not ensuring the stock loading ramp was without risks to any person.
WorkSafe says the incident is a reminder that all stock loading ramps should be fitted with an automatic brake winch system to prevent this happening.
The worker spent almost a month in hospital and was unable to work for nine months following the incident.
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