M Construction (WA) Pty Ltd: WorkSafe WA prosecution

criminal fine21 Nov 2025Penalty $350K

Respondent

M Construction (WA) Pty Ltd

Facts

Head contractor whose subcontractor's 19-year-old worker was killed in November 2021 when a 250kg sea container ramp fell on him during lowering. No safe work procedure existed and the installed winch was not working. The subcontractor had earlier been fined $250,000.

Outcome

M Construction (WA) Pty Ltd was fined $350,000 in the Magistrates Court (WA) - Perth (21 November 2025). Other orders: costs more than $6,600.

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Read the source

https://www.worksafe.wa.gov.au/announcements/construction-company-fined-350000-over-death-of-worker

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