West Coast firm Coastwide Flooring fined $160k after worker killed by solvent fumes. A West Coast flooring company must pay out more than $160,000 after a worker was killed by solvent fumes. The man was laying carpet in a Greymouth building in March 2019 and was using a strong solvent-based adhesive. A colleague found him unconscious, and he died three days later in Christchurch Hospital's intensive care unit. His employer, Coastwide Flooring, appeared in Greymouth District Court today and was fined $60,000 for failing to ensure the health and safety of its workers. It was also ordered to pay a $105,000 in reparations to the […]
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