A company was fined RM70,000 by the Sessions Court in Melaka after being found guilty of failing to ensure workplace safety and health, which resulted in the deaths of three subcontractor workers last year.
Sessions Court judge Raja Noor Adilla Raja Mahyaldin imposed the penalty on Dragon Alliance Metals Sdn Bhd after the company’s representative changed their plea to guilty.
The court also ordered that the company would face six months’ imprisonment if it failed to pay the fine, which was subsequently settled.
According to the charge, the company, as an employer, failed to take necessary measures to ensure the safety and health of workers engaged by subcontractors. This included failing to provide proper supervision by a project engineer during dismantling works involving plant and machinery.
The negligence led to a fatal incident involving N. Pavintihiran, along with two Bangladeshi workers, Mohammad and Abrar Alam Kaif, at the project site.
The offence occurred at a dismantling project in the industrial area of Tangga Batu Industrial Area on February 24, 2025, at around 10am.
The company was charged under Section 18A(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994, which provides for a maximum penalty of RM500,000, imprisonment of up to two years, or both upon conviction.
Prosecution was conducted by a Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) officer from Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Melaka, while the company was represented by counsel Jewel Shreya Naidu.
The prosecution stressed that a deterrent sentence was necessary, citing serious negligence in supervision during dismantling works that contributed to a major fire and the loss of three lives.
