Industrial manslaughter charge dropped in case against Darwin construction company

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The charge was laid by NT WorkSafe last year after the death of a worker in a remote town when a chain allegedly recoiled into him during a towing operation.

abc.net.au/news/nt-construction-company-industrial-manslaughter-charges-dropped/102089636The Northern Territory's workplace safety watchdog has withdrawn an industrial manslaughter charge against Darwin construction company Kalidonis NT.Kalidonis NT and its director still face charges of failing to comply with a health and safety duty

The incident saw a 50-year-old man killed after a chain allegedly failed and struck him during an excavator towing operation.The company, Kalidonis NT, and its director, Theofilis Kalidonis, are still each facing a charge of failing to comply with a health and safety duty. The 50-year-old worker died when he was hit by a chain while working in the remote town of Maningrida.

 

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