Government of Western Australia | A freight haulage company and its director were fined $400,000 over a worker’s serious injury.
In April 2021, an RGR Road Haulage employee dragging a container onto a tilt-truck tray suffered serious injuries when a chain snapped. The worker was untrained for the task. RGR Road Haulage Pty Ltd and director Richard Garrick Rowland pleaded guilty to failing to provide a safe workplace and causing serious harm; RGR was fined $355,000, Rowland $45,000, plus $6,500 costs.
