Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development | John Harris Concrete Ltd was fined $85,000 after a worker was fatally injured during tree-felling in October 2022.
A worker was clearing brush and felling trees at a drainage ditch on 23 October 2022 when a tree fatally struck him. Although trained in chainsaw use, he had not received tree-felling training.
John Harris Concrete Ltd pleaded guilty to failing to provide required training under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and was fined $85,000.
