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2026
Kens Sand & Cement fined $135,000 over crane powerline incident
Fine or penalty
Kens Sand & Cement Pty Ltd was fined $135,000 in the Industrial Court of NSW following a SafeWork NSW prosecution. The proceedings arose from a 9 February 2023 incident in Dundas, NSW, where a worker operating a truck-mounted crane to unload a bag of sand contacted overhead powerlines, bringing down a live low voltage powerline and damaging the truck's driver's side door and window; the worker was not injured. The company pleaded guilty to an offence under section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) for failing to comply with its duty to workers under section 19(1) of the Act.
Source excerpt
The proceedings arose from an incident on 9 February 2023, when a worker was operating a crane situated on a truck to unload a bag of sand at a construction site in Dundas, NSW.
Kens Sand & Cement Pty Ltd pleaded guilty to an offence pursuant to section 32 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) for failing to comply with its duty to workers under section 19(1) of the Act.
The crane came into contact with overhead powerlines and brought down a live, low voltage powerline, damaging the driver's side door and window of the truck.