Proprietor fined for violation of safety legislation

     Yau Hing Machinery Limited was fined $79,000 at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (September 19) for the violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.
      
     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on November 8, 2022, at a machinery depot in Tai Po. It was suspected that while a worker was repairing a vibratory roller, the machine suddenly moved backward and ran over him. The worker sustained injuries and passed away on the same day.