Charge dropped against company over workplace death A charge has been dropped against a refrigeration company over the death of an employee who fell 8m at a worksite.
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Subscriber only A CHARGE has been dropped against a Cairns refrigeration company over the tragic death of an employee who fell 8m at a worksite. Portsmith-based Alphacool was charged by Workplace Health and Safety last year with one count of failing to comply with health and safety duty. Sol Fagan, 40, with wife Hayley Schoon and children Sojah and Sophia. WHS had initially alleged Alphacool did not formally induct Mr Fagan into workplace safety procedures, it failed to implement safety control measures and it did not provide adequate supervision on the day he died.
Amazon worker at Las Vegas warehouse dies in possible suicide
According to
NBC News, the North Las Vegas Police Department (NLVPD) said the worker either “fell or jumped,” and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Many details have not been confirmed by Amazon as of this writing, including the name of the individual, but an investigation is underway. Alexander Cuevas, a spokesman for the NLVPD, stated, “Detectives were called out, and cause and manner of death will be revealed by the coroner.”
An Amazon fulfillment center (Wikimedia Commons)
Many workers at the facility believe their fellow worker may have committed suicide. “So apparently someone committed suicide at my Amazon LAS7. They said he jumped from the 4th floor,” an Amazon worker posted on a Facebook group. When asked about what happened, she wrote, “They [managers] watched the camera and others said he jumped too.”
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