Company fined a record $1 million over electric shock

By Glen Humphries
Updated May 10 2017 - 10:16am, first published May 9 2017 - 3:00pm
An Illawarra company has been hit with a record fine after a contractor suffered burns to 30 per cent of his body after a severe electric shock. Picture:  Ken Irwin
An Illawarra company has been hit with a record fine after a contractor suffered burns to 30 per cent of his body after a severe electric shock. Picture: Ken Irwin

A glass company formerly based in Coniston has been hit with a $1 million fine over an incident where a contractor caught on fire and suffered burns to 30 per cent of his body after touching a 33,000 volt power line.

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