seriously injured<\/a> while doing routine plant cleaning with other staff.<\/p>\nSimms said staff immediately gave first aid to the injured worker, and an ambulance arrived on the scene \u201cvery quickly\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe emergency services response was excellent \u2026 The staff member was transferred to Waikato Hospital, where she is receiving urgent medical attention.<\/p>\n
He declined to give details of the worker\u2019s injury or what caused it, \u201cout of respect for the worker and her wh\u0101nau\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said the company had counsellors from Whakat\u014dhea Social & Health Services come to the site immediately, and a kaumatua from a local marae was also on site.<\/p>\n
Simm said the area where the injury happened had been isolated and cordoned off.<\/p>\n
\u201cRiverlock are working with the relevant authorities, and an investigation by WorkSafe is under way.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said about 20 people worked in the packhouse at this time of year.<\/p>\n
Some of the staff and wh\u0101nau of the injured worker from \u014cp\u014dtiki were on their way to Waikato Hospital today, he said.<\/p>\n
Simm said the injured worker had been a Riverlock employee for several years.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThis is the first serious injury at Riverlock, and that\u2019s why this has been so shocking and impactful for the staff and the worker, and her family.<\/p>\n
\u201cRiverlock is focused on supporting the injured staff member, her family and the wider Riverlock team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simm said WorkSafe inspectors were visiting the packhouse today.<\/p>\n
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Riverlock, a family-owned business, has decades of history in the region.<\/p>\n
Its services include orchard management, harvesting and packing, and other grower services.<\/p>\n
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