Proprietor fined for violation of safety legislation

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     Yau Hing Machinery Limited was fined $79,000 at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (September 19) for the violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.

     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on November 8, 2022, at a machinery depot in Tai Po. It was suspected that while a worker was repairing a vibratory roller, the machine suddenly moved backward and ran over him. The worker sustained injuries and passed away on the same day.

Ends/Thursday, September 19, 2024
Issued at HKT 18:13

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