Case

Print Logistics (Aust) Pty Ltd v WorkSafe Victoria (2026)

A guillotine operator working for Print Logistics (Aust) Pty Ltd used the guillotine to do an urgent job, even though the size of the cuts made by the machine were too small for the size of the job. In using a work around, the operator asked a colleague to stand at the back of the guillotine to hold down the sheet and prevent it from curling up.

The guillotine did not have the fixed rear guard in place as it had been removed. During the work, the colleague became entangled in the machine, sustaining a degloving injury, damaged tendons and fractures.