Worker killed using the wrong tool: Coroner.
A Christchurch man killed when a cutting tool exploded into his chest had been using the machine in an unsafe manner, a coroner says. John Terence Hebden was killed at his workplace in Redwood's Sturrocks Rd on April 22, last year, when a blade on the disc grinder he was using suddenly exploded and shattered into pieces. The 64-year-old, who owned JT Hebden Building and Construction, had been rebuilding a trailer when the accident happened, causing a large segment of the disc to become embedded in his chest and stomach area. In findings released today, coroner Richard […]This content is for BHHC Safety Center policy holders.
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