Incident at Ravensdown Hornby plant

Incident at Ravensdown Hornby plant

An incident involving an independent contractor happened on site at Ravensdown’s Hornby manufacturing plant in Christchurch today (Thursday 16 June) at 9.30am. The contractor had been undertaking maintenance on a circuit breaker.

Ravensdown staff assisted the contractor and called an ambulance which took the contractor to hospital. Five others were also taken to hospital for a precautionary smoke inhalation check.

The five employees have been discharged while the contractor remains in hospital.

Greg Campbell Chief Executive said, “This person is an integral part of our organisation, who has worked for Ravensdown for a long time. He’s highly regarded by all who work with him.

We take health and safety seriously and we’re all gutted that something like this has happened. We’re committed to providing a safe workplace for staff and contractors.”

“Worksafe have been advised and, we will work together to undertake an investigation into what’s happened and the lessons that can be learned.

Our priority continues to be ensuring our people are cared for and our concerns and thoughts are with the affected person, his family and workmates,” added Greg.

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