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Airdrill Pty Ltd: WorkSafe WA prosecution

criminal fine22 Oct 2025Penalty $898K

Respondent

Airdrill Pty Ltd

Facts

Drill rig services company with no documented risk assessment or lift planning for overhead crane use. In February 2023 an unstable skid assembly on trestles tipped and a worker operating the crane was fatally crushed.

Outcome

Airdrill Pty Ltd was fined $897,500 in the Magistrates Court (WA) - Perth (22 October 2025). Other orders: costs almost $6,500.

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https://www.worksafe.wa.gov.au/announcements/drill-services-company-fined-897500-over-worker-death

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