Braking system in heavy machinery inherently unsafe - Coroner

Checkpoint · Apr 23, 2026 · 4m

After a years-long inquiry into the death of an Auckland construction worker, a coroner was clear. The braking system used by a piece of heavy machinery that failed, causing Graeme Rabbits' death, is inherently unsafe.The coroner made a series of recommendations to reduce the chances of further deaths, but what becomes of them? Jimmy Ellingham filed this report.