Ben's Tak China H.K. Machinery Transportation Limited and a proprietor were fined $170,000 and $130,000 respectively at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (December 9) for violations of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.
      
     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on December 23, 2024, at an open storage yard in Sheung Shui. Standing beside a lorry-mounted crane, a worker was struck by metal pipes that suddenly rolled off the deck of the crane after unfastening the tightening straps securing the metal pipes. The worker was certified dead on the same day.

Ends/Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Issued at HKT 15:50

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