SafeWork prosecutes cotton company following death of farm worker

An agricultural company is currently facing legal action following a fatal work-related incident in western NSW, and is also the subject of an investigation regarding the unrelated death of another employee.

SafeWork NSW has launched a prosecution in response to the fatal incident involving a 28-year-old man in December 2022.

The man sustained fatal injuries when the backhoe he was driving slipped over two meters into a culvert and toppled onto its side.

SafeWork said the worker was thrown from the machine and became trapped beneath the cabin.

The workplace safety regulator has filed a total of nineteen charges against three individuals and their affiliated farming partnership companies for purportedly neglecting to fulfil their work health and safety responsibilities.

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