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Rodrigues Transport Pty Ltd: WorkSafe Victoria prosecution

criminal conviction26 June 2026Penalty $330K

Respondent

Rodrigues Transport Pty Ltd

Facts

Transport firm supplying trucks and drivers to a Dandenong South commercial laundry. In June 2023 a driver fell about 1.2 m from a truck tailgate used as a loading bridge and died; the tailgate had no fall protection rails.

Outcome

Rodrigues Transport Pty Ltd was convicted and fined $330,000 in the County Court of Victoria (26 June 2026).

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Read the source

https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/news/2026-06/transport-company-fined-330000-over-laundry-death

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