Two businesses have been sentenced in the Timaru District Court after a woman died when a quad bike rolled. On average, five people die in work-related quad bike accidents each year and many more are injured. Most quad bike injuries and fatalities are caused by the quad bike rolling over. "While the companies had purchased a CPD for the quad bike involved, this was not installed at the time of the accident. "Dairy Holdings needed to have developed, implemented, monitored and reviewed an effective safe system of work for employees operating the quad bike at Coryston Farm.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 16, 2021 06:33 UTC