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flag Point Lumber and its director fined over $450,000 for worker's death due to safety neglect.

flag A New Zealand timber company, Point Lumber, and its director, Sean Sloper, were sentenced for the 2022 death of worker Ethyn McTier, who was killed by an unguarded conveyor belt. flag The company and Sloper were fined and ordered to pay reparations totaling over $450,000. flag WorkSafe has imposed over $800,000 in penalties for similar conveyor belt accidents since March. flag The court found that the company ignored a previous safety recommendation and failed to perform a risk assessment.

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