ENVIRONMENT

South32 fined for Collie lift crush tragedy

BHP spin-out South32 Worsley Alumina was fined $65,000 in the Collie Magistrates Court yesterday for exposing an electrician to hazards in 2014.

The Collie Courthouse

The Collie Courthouse

When handing down his penalty Magistrate Brian Mahon made note of South32's guilty plea, its past record and its standing in the community. The worker, 66-year-old Colin Whitton, died while working on...

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