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Ward was instructed to fit and torques wheels on the trailer but did not do so saying he ran out of time as he had to leave early that day. Director and shareholder Richard Cairns was preparing to take the trailer for a COIF inspection and discovered the wheels had not been torqued; Cairns said when he discovered this he was angry as this was a major failing that would have caused an accident, one that could have been fatal, if he had not noticed the loose wheel nuts. Ward raised a personal...

Samson Hill forestry worker awarded $20,000 after unjustified sacking 15 Mar, 2021 10:20 PM 3 minutes to read Truck driver and forestry worker Tyler Ward was dismissed from Samson Hill after failing to torque wheels on a trailer. Photo / David Haxton Former truck driver and forestry worker Tyler Ward will be awarded more than $20,000 from a Southland tree-felling company after its firing of Ward was found unjustified by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA). Samson Hill Harvesting Limited, b...