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Miklos Bolza

Timber firm fined $262k for fatal accident

A timber company has been fined for a worker fatality at a NSW central west sawmill. (AAP)

A timber company has been fined $262,500 after a worker was fatally struck by a 580 kilogram pack of timber at a NSW central west sawmill in 2019.

On Thursday, District Court Judge Wendy Strathdee convicted Australian Softwood and imposed the penalty because of the firm's failure to implement proper policies and create a safe workplace.

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