A southern Adelaide electrical company has been fined $300,000 after a worker died when he became trapped in a non-standard pit on 1 June 2022.
JD Finlay Electrical was charged under section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 after failing to identify the pit hazard, provide training, or perform a risk assessment. The worker suffered positional asphyxiation when he leaned into the pit to pull conduit cables and could not escape.
A supervisor was not on site, and no risk assessment or method statement was prepared. The pit cover was not removed to assess conditions beneath.
