Whangarei firm fined $370K after worker submerges foot in molten zincSIMON MAUDE/STUFF Avon Industries was sentenced at the Whangarei District Court (file photo). An engineering firm has been fined more than $370,000 after a worker's foot was submerged in molten zinc. The worker was also awarded $30,000 in reparations during the sentencing in the Whangarei District Court. The court heard the metal worker's booted foot slipped into a bath of 450 degree Celsius metal, which left deep burns up to his ankle. "An ad-hoc and informal approach to safety puts workers at risk.

Source: Stuff March 23, 2018 02:15 UTC