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RPC Surface Treatment Pty Ltd: WorkSafe WA prosecution

criminal fine27 Oct 2025Penalty $975K

Respondent

RPC Surface Treatment Pty Ltd

Facts

Welshpool spray painting and sandblasting company; in June 2023 S-hooks with no rated capacity straightened and a 425kg suspended steel beam fell on a 16-year-old labourer, killing him. A 2021 prohibition notice had already targeted work under suspended loads.

Outcome

RPC Surface Treatment Pty Ltd was fined $975,000 in the Magistrates Court (WA) - Perth (27 October 2025).

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https://www.worksafe.wa.gov.au/announcements/record-975000-fine-over-death-of-16-year-old-worker

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