Proprietor and crane operator fined for violation of safety legislation

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     Sure Able Limited and a crane operator were fined $83,000 and $80,000 respectively at the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts today (December 5). The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.

     Sure Able Limited violated the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance whereas the crane operator violated the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations.

     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on December 8, 2022, at a recycling yard in Tuen Mun. A lorry-mounted crane in use overturned and bumped into a stack of metal channels causing the metal channels to collapse. The collapsed metal channels struck a staff member of the yard. The staff member sustained serious head injuries and passed away on the same day.

Ends/Thursday, December 5, 2024
Issued at HKT 17:00

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