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Newshound
05-10-2013, 01:26 PM
Two companies have received fines totalling $160,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when his arm became trapped in a conveyor at a fertiliser factory.

Incitec Pivot Limited and labour hire company Skilled Group Limited both pleaded guilty at the Geelong Magistrates’ Court this week to failing to provide a safe workplace. Incitec Pivot was convicted and fined $90,000 and Skilled Group was convicted and fined $70,000.

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