WorkSafe opens investigation into child's death after quad bike accident
WorkSafe were advised and inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
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Digger operator who died in Kaingaroa Forest incident named
WorkSafe is investigating the Ōpōtiki man's death on Wednesday.
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Work at the forestry processing site has been suspended since Wednesday.
'Tragic fatality': Digger driver dies after excavator submerged in forestry accident
Attempts to rescue the operator were unsuccessful and they were found dead.
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Teanau Tuiono: Engineered stone must be banned
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Whangārei Boys' High School pleads guilty to charges relating to Abbey Caves death
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Charges laid over death of roadworker killed while moving cones
WorkSafe has charged Fulton Hogan under three sections of health and safety law.
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WorkSafe will not prosecute Fenz over Muriwai firefighters' deaths in landslide
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