Ridge Commercial Pty Ltd: WorkSafe Victoria prosecution

criminal conviction24 Aug 2026Penalty $400K

Respondent

Ridge Commercial Pty Ltd

Facts

A plumbing company's worker was crushed against an overhead steel frame while in a boom lift at a North Blackburn site in August 2023 and died. No spotter was used and the boom lift's operator protection alarm was disconnected; the company lacked a daily pre-start inspection system.

Outcome

Ridge Commercial Pty Ltd was convicted and fined $400,000 in the Magistrates' Court (Vic) - Melbourne (24 August 2026). Other orders: costs $5,525.

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https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/news/2026-08/two-companies-fined-630000-after-workers-death

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