Sydney scaffolding company fined $2 million for workplace death

A company has been ordered to pay millions of dollars by a NSW court after a young worker was killed in a scaffolding collapse at a Sydney construction site in April 2019.

The company was fined $2 million after pleading guilty to a Category 1 offence under the WHS Act 2011.

Head of SafeWork NSW Natasha Mann said the hefty fine is a reminder to the NSW construction industry to prioritise workplace safety.

"On 1 April 2019, a modular steel scaffold collapsed at a construction site in Macquarie Park Sydney, crushing two workers. Tragically an 18-year-old worker was killed, and another suffered life-changing injuries," Ms Mann said.

Ms Mann said SafeWork NSW inspectors are carrying out scaffolding inspections across the state as part of Operation Scaff Safe 2022.

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