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Sophia McCaughan

Landmark conviction over worker's gate-crushing death

A safety breach that led to the death of a worker has resulted in a fine for an owners corporation. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

A building's owners corporation has received a NSW-first conviction for a serious safety breach that led to the death of a worker when he was crushed by a faulty gate.

Jose Martins was killed in June 2020 when a damaged electric industrial gate weighing 260kg fell on him when he tried to manually open it at an industrial complex in Wollongong.

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