Kalgoorlie trades assistant Haydyn Grubb, 26, died in a workplace incident four years ago.Haydyn Charles Grubb, 26, died in a workplace incident in March 2020 at the Kalgoorlie workshop of engineering firm Monadelphous.
Haydyn Charles Grubb was killed at the Kalgoorlie workshop of Monadelphous Engineering Associates Proprietary Limited in March 2020. The frame came off the forks of a telehandler — machinery similar to a forklift — and fell onto the trades assistant, inflicting fatal head crush injuries.Prosecutor Tom Pontré outside the Kalgoorlie Courthouse after making sentencing submissions.Prosecutor Tom Pontré, who has handled the case on behalf of WA's safety regulator Worksafe, told the court three employees were at the Monadelphous workshop on the day of Mr Grubb's death.
He said neither Mr Grubb or the telehandler operator had completed training regarding exclusion zones, which he said were common practice in the industry to ensure workers are at least 3 metres clear during operation."He was a vulnerable employee who would have benefited from a system of work ... it was a failure of training," Mr Pontré said.
Defence lawyer Adam Sharpe leaves Kalgoorlie Courthouse with some associates after appearing for engineering firm Monadelphous.Mr Sharpe argued the scale of the offending was "mid-range" in a "very complex case", saying there had been no prior incidents at the Kalgoorlie workshop. Mr Pontré told the court it was the "closest analogy" to the Monadelphous case and could be used as a "yardstick" during sentencing.