Victorian rubber company fined $450,000 over worker's death

rubber company has been fined $450,000 after a worker was struck in the head and killed while trying to clear a jammed machine.

He entered what was known as the machinery's danger zone to clear the material, on May 26, and his co-worker restarted the machine before he could leave the area.As a result, Mohammadi was struck in the head and killed after suffering a major skull fracture. The company pleaded guilty to the charge in Melbourne's County Court with Judge Peter Rozen handing down his sentence on Friday morning.

The worker's son described Mohammadi in a statement to the court as a remarkable person who had a strong bond with everyone.

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