SafeWork NSW | Swain Farms Pty Ltd has been convicted and fined $60,000 in the Industrial Court of NSW as a result of a prosecution by SafeWork NSW.
The proceedings arose from an incident on 6 August 2023, when a worker sustained serious injury when they came into contact with an unguarded auger.
Swain Farms pleaded guilty to an offence pursuant to section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 for failing to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers as required under section 19(1) of the Act.
Swain Farms has the right to appeal against the sentence.
