Rubber Company Fined $450,000 Over Worker’s Death

Rubber Company Fined $450,000 Over Worker’s Death
A general view of the County Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia on April 3, 2023. AAP Image/Joel Carrett
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A Victorian rubber company has been fined $450,000 (US$288,000) after a worker was struck in the head and killed while trying to clear a jammed machine.

Jawad Mohammadi was working on a production line at The Elastomers factory in Melbourne’s southeast in 2021, when some rubber material became jammed.