Charges after worker fatally crushed by toppling feed bags
WorkSafe has charged a freight transport company after a forklift driver was fatally crushed by bulk bags of animal feed at its Tottenham warehouse in May 2024.
Cargo Freight Services Melbourne Pty Ltd faces two charges under section 21(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing, so far as reasonably practicable, to provide and maintain a safe working environment.
It is alleged the company breached section 21(2)(a) of the OHS Act by failing to maintain a safe system of work that reduced the risk of stacked flexible intermediate bulk containers becoming unstable and collapsing onto workers.
WorkSafe further alleges the company breached section 21(2)(e) of the OHS Act by failing to provide necessary information and instruction to employees on the risks associated with stacking flexible bulk containers and how to do so safely.
The matter is listed for a filing hearing at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 25 September 2025.
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