NT WorkSafe has laid reckless conduct charges against a Queensland-based cattle company, and two of the company’s officers, after an employee’s arm was crushed – and later had to be amputated – while he was working on a Northern Territory station.

Authority director Peggy Cheong said in a statement that in November last year two station hands were installing fence posts at Vehmelha Station at Larrimah, with one worker operating a tractor with a post-driver, while the other worker was manually positioning the fence posts.

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