一名林业工人的死亡导致对两家公司提出安全指控,突出了新西兰伐木业的风险。 A forestry worker's death led to safety charges against two companies, highlighting risks in New Zealand's logging industry.
2021 年 6 月,23 岁的林业工人杰克·邓肯 (Jake Duncan) 在新西兰坦戈奥 (Tangoio) 一种名为“堵桥”的伐木方法中,一根原木松动而丧生。 In June 2021, 23-year-old forestry worker Jake Duncan was killed when a log broke loose during a logging method called plugging and bridging in Tangoio, New Zealand. WorkSafe指控其雇主Logging 2020 Limited和另一家公司Forest Management(NZ) Limited的健康和安全故障。 WorkSafe charged his employer, Logged on Logging 2020 Limited, and another company, Forest Management (NZ) Limited, for health and safety failures. 法院命令 " 伐木日志 " 支付赔偿,强调需要对林业进行更好的风险评估,因为林业死亡率很高。 The court ordered Logged on Logging to pay reparations, highlighting the need for better risk assessments in forestry, an industry with a high fatality rate.