19/12/2011
A Geelong restumping firm was convicted and fined $40,000 over an incident that seriously injured its owner who was trapped under a house which was being re-stumped. Vollebregt House Restumping pleaded guilty to one count of failing to provide a safe workplace. The owner of Vollebregt House Restumping, who was working under a house in Maude street, Geelong when it fell from hydraulic jacks used to lift it, was trapped face down and suffered significant injuries including a broken pelvis.