​Melbourne fast food restaurant ordered to pay $75,000 following incident where hair got stuck in rotisserie machine

A $75,000 fine was imposed on a fast food restaurant after being found guilty in an incident where a worker's ponytail got entangled in an unprotected rotisserie machine at a Melbourne store more than two years ago.

The food business recently received a sentence without the presence of all parties involved in the Heidelberg Magistrates' Court for failing to provide a safe system of work and sufficient information, instruction, and training.

The company was further directed to cover $5,682 in expenses.

The 22-year-old employee was attempting to retrieve a lid from a high shelf in February 2022 when her hair got caught in the rotating gear of the store's rotisserie machine.

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