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WorkSafe is seeking independent advice about a leaking oil and gas well in the Kupe Field off the coast of Taranaki.
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Gasfitter Michael Cartwright fined thousands over negligence that led to death of Jesse Samuel 27 Jan, 2021 03:18 AM 6 minutes to read Twelve-year-old Jesse Samuel died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a gas-powered shower at his family's Haast holiday home. Photo / Supplied Otago Daily Times By: Rob Kidd A gasfitter whose negligence led to the death of a 12-year-old boy will pay his family $70,000. Michael Cartwright and Central Plumbing Limited – which trades as Laser Plumbing Alexandra – appeared in the Dunedin District Court this afternoon after pleading guilty to two charges under t...
Hamish McNeilly/Stuff Michael Cartwright leaves the Dunedin District Court after being sentenced for a charge laid under the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act. An experienced gas-fitter who failed to properly inspect a colleague's work has been ordered to pay nearly $90,000 in reparation and fines after a 12-year-old boy died because of his mistake. Jesse Samuel, of Alexandra, was found slumped in a small shower unit at his family's holiday home in Haast on October 10, 2018. Paramedics tried to save Jesse for almost an hour, but he was unable to be revived. An autopsy found he died of...