Kamila Mun died after being struck by a forklift on June 12, 2017. Photo: Facebook via NZ HeraldA Canterbury chicken farm has been fined $240,000 after a worker was run over and killed by a forklift in front of her horrified husband. She was expected to learn on the job from her husband and her fellow chicken catchers, the court heard. Since the tragedy, Aldersons has installed sonar on the forklifts and detection equipment on the chicken catchers that "should significantly reduce the risk of injury", Judge Kellar said. But he found it was "reasonably practicable" for Aldersons to have made sure that the chicken catchers were adequately separated from the forklift.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 16, 2019 05:03 UTC