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West Gosford: Hiltour Pty Ltd fined $48,750 after worked was burned with chemicals

West Gosford: Hiltour Pty Ltd fined $48,750 after worked was burned with chemicals

A Central Coast chemical manufacturing company has been fined more than $48,000 after a 28-year-old man suffered first and second degree burns in a hazardous chemical spill.

West Gosford business Hiltour Pty Ltd employed the worker in 2016 when the incident occurred.

Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said the worker was splashed on his leg with the hazardous liquid while he was mixing a batch of chemicals to make an adhesive product.

The full article by Richard Noone can be found online at the Central Coast Gosford Express Advocate