Engineering Firm Fined $250,000 After Worker Crushed

A general view of the County Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia on April 3, 2023. AAP Image/Joel Carrett

An engineering firm has been fined $250,000 (US$163,000) after a worker was killed while dismantling a former Victorian cheese factory.

Glen Parsons died when he was crushed by a 770kg condenser at the old Murray Goulburn Cheese factory at Leitchville, in northern Victoria, in December 2017.