Three timber companies fined RM30,000 each over industrial accidents leading to death of workers

SIBU: Three timber companies have been fined RM30,000 each by the Sessions Court in Kapit on Tuesday (June 21) for an industrial accident that caused the death of their workers.

In the first case, WTK Heli-Logging Sdn Bhd was found to have failed to ensure the safety, health and welfare of an employee, Kiing Sik Hock, 62, under Section 15(1) of the Workers' Safety and Health Act 2004.