Kara, Taurus fined $479K over quarry death

SOUTH Australia quarry operator Kara Resources and labour hire firm Taurus Recruitment have been fined a total of $479,000 in the SA Employment Tribunal for breaches of the Work Health and Safety Act (2012), following the death of a worker in April 2020 at a quarry about 100km northeast of Adelaide.

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06 December 2022
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Robbie Westover [29] suffered fatal head injuries on April 21 2020 when he entered a cavity of a rollercone rock crushing machine to remove a metal blockage.

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