Fatal fall on construction site sees charges laid
Charges have been laid by WorkSafe Victoria after a worker died following a three-metre fall at a Glen Waverley building site in September 2022.
The 23-year-old worker was erecting roof trusses on the development’s first floor when he fell through an unprotected stair void to the concrete floor below.
Anthony Basa, 29, trading as Big Basa Constructions, and Pearl Construction Group Pty Ltd face one charge each under section 26(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to ensure the workplace was safe and without risks to health.
WorkSafe alleges both failed, so far as was reasonably practicable, to control the risk of a fall from height.
Basa faces a further charge under regulation 327(1)(a) of the OHS Regulations for failing to prepare a safe work method statement before performing high-risk construction work.
The matters are listed for a committal mention at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 25 November 2024.
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