A Nerang poultry producer has been fined $90,000 after a worker was run over by a forklift that had its reverse warning beepers switched off because of noise complaints.
The company has operated a poultry abattoir and sold poultry products for more than 25 years and recently pleaded guilty in Southport Magistrates Court to breaching work health and safety laws, which left a worker with serious injuries in 2016.
A Workplace Health and Safety Queensland investigation identified that the company had directed its forklift drivers to turn off the reversing beepers between 7pm and 7am after neighbours complained about the noise.
Read more about why this incident occurred and measures taken to prevent it happening again.