A stonemason business director has become the first person charged with workplace manslaughter in Victoria.
WorkSafe Victoria has charged the 45-year-old after a subcontractor was fatally crushed at a factory in Somerton, in Melbourne's north, in October 2021.
He was allegedly operating the loaded forklift on a sloping driveway when it tipped and landed on the 25-year-old subcontractor.
Workplace manslaughter was made a criminal offence under changes to Victoria's Occupational Health and Safety Act in July 2020, with a maximum penalty of 25 years in jail.
The man is expected to face Melbourne Magistrates Court on November 2.
