Crawfords Freightlines Pty Ltd: fined $90,000, primary duty, 27 August 2021
Party
- Party
- Crawfords Freightlines Pty Ltd
- Type
- Company
- Role
- Role not stated
The proceeding
- Decision
- Convicted
- Court
- District Court (District or County)
- Jurisdiction
- New South Wales
- Hearing date
- 27 August 2021
- Offence date
- 13 September 2018
- Law
- Work health and safety
- Provisions
- s 32, s 19(1)
- Offence
- Primary duty
- Charges
- 1
- Incident
- Injury
Facts
On 13 September 2018 at Sandgate, a double pack of aluminium billets fell from the tynes of a forklift. It pinned a 30 year old operator against the inside wall of a shipping container, and he suffered crush injuries. After a SafeWork NSW investigation, the company was charged with a breach of section 32/19(1) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. The District Court convicted it and fined it $90,000.
As reported by SafeWork NSW.
Penalty
- Fine
- $90,000
Fines under s 32 on the register: $5,000 to $800,000, median $120,000 across 12 matters. Fines under s 19(1) on the register: $38,000 to $800,000, median $450,000 across 9 matters.
What the record would have shown
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Comparable actions
| Defendant | Offence | Jurisdiction | Decision | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company AS 4126 | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $112,500; supervisory intervention order | 22 June 2023 | View the record of Company AS 4126, 22 June 2023 |
| Company AS 4111 | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $65,000; supervisory intervention order | 1 November 2023 | View the record of Company AS 4111, 1 November 2023 |
| Universal Propping & Supports Pty Ltd | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $150,000 | 1 September 2023 | View the record of Universal Propping & Supports Pty Ltd, 1 September 2023 |
| Profect Construction Pty Ltd | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $45,000 | 4 November 2025 | View the record of Profect Construction Pty Ltd, 4 November 2025 |
| Capital Lines and Signs Pty Ltd | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $38,000 | 11 November 2024 | View the record of Capital Lines and Signs Pty Ltd, 11 November 2024 |
Sources
- SafeWork NSW: 27 August 2021 (read 14 October 2026)
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Register entry ea-2af543739e8a, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.