Dubbo business with 'poor' safety record fined $180,000

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Updated April 22 2019 - 3:53pm, first published 12:28pm
SAFETY LACKING:  Macquarie Milling did not ensure a cutting machine was guarded, that there was a safety manual, or that adequate training was provided to workers, a SafeWork NSW spokesperson said. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE
SAFETY LACKING: Macquarie Milling did not ensure a cutting machine was guarded, that there was a safety manual, or that adequate training was provided to workers, a SafeWork NSW spokesperson said. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

A Dubbo business that a court heard had a history of operating machinery unsafely, has been fined $180,000 after a worker became trapped in a chaff cutting machine while it was still on.

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Ryan Young

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