Look Out Below!
A construction worker in Risdon, Tas., Australia, was working on demolishing a walkway using a chainsaw and cut away all of the supports for the portion of the walkway he was standing on. He fell 6m and received multiple fractures. The construction company was fined A$20,000 (US$14,700) for “failing to ensure an employee was safe from injury.” (Hobart Mercury) ...Plus A$100,000 for failing to hire someone with a brain.
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