Sanford Fined $72,000 for Ammonia Leak
A fishing company has been fined more than $70,000 after two meal plant workers, who thought an onboard alarm was a drill, walked into a “white-out’’ mist of ammonia gas and water.
The incident, on December 6, 2022, ended in the Timaru District Court on Thursday with Judge Mark Callaghan fining Sanford Ltd $72,000 and ordering total reparation of $17,500 to the two workers.
Sanford had pleaded guilty to one charge laid by Maritime New Zealand under section 48 of the Health and Safety at Work Act following...
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