{"id":450487,"date":"2026-05-29T03:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/450487\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T03:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:59:15","slug":"buckley-systems-death-investigation-after-worker-killed-at-mt-wellington-electromagnet-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/450487\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckley Systems death: Investigation after worker killed at Mt Wellington electromagnet factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rGEveXCr\" style=\"display:none\">In a statement this morning, Buckley Systems said, \u201cWe are deeply saddened to advise that one of our staff members has passed away as a result of this incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rGEveXCr\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cA second staff member sustained serious injuries and is currently in a stable condition and receiving medical care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rGEveXCr\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe wellbeing of our people is our absolute priority. <\/p>\n<p class=\"rGEveXCr\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe are providing full support to those affected and their families during this incredibly difficult time, and our thoughts are with all who have been impacted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"rGEveXCr\" style=\"display:none\">The company said it was working closely with authorities, and the affected area had been secured.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"A Buckley Systems staff member died in a workplace incident yesterday. Photo \/ Google Maps\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>A Buckley Systems staff member died in a workplace incident yesterday. Photo \/ Google Maps<\/p>\n<p class=\"rGEveXCr\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cBuckley Systems is working closely with the New Zealand Police and WorkSafe New Zealand, and a thorough investigation is currently underway. <\/p>\n<p class=\"rGEveXCr\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe affected area remains secured. We are co-operating fully with all relevant authorities throughout the investigation process.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"rGEveXCr\" style=\"display:none\">It said it could not provide further details out of respect for those involved and to protect the integrity of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rGEveXCr\" style=\"display:none\">WorkSafe said yesterday, \u201cCurrently, we are making initial inquiries to understand the circumstances of what has occurred, to determine our next steps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rGEveXCr\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cManufacturing is one of New Zealand\u2019s most dangerous sectors and is a priority focus for WorkSafe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rGEveXCr\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe remind all businesses and workers of the importance of managing risks to keep people safe at work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"rGEveXCr\" style=\"display:none\">Buckley Systems is a global supplier of precision electromagnets used in silicon chips, flat-panel screens, high-end medical machinery and particle accelerators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a statement this morning, Buckley Systems said, \u201cWe are deeply saddened to advise that one of our&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450488,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[74,1975,51,10141,36598,634,3806,229307,13741,671,12898,3375,10048,111,43,139,69,17178,229308,52,12767,17708],"class_list":["post-450487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-after","tag-at","tag-auckland","tag-begun","tag-buckley","tag-death","tag-east","tag-electromagnet","tag-factory","tag-incident","tag-investigation","tag-killed","tag-mt","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-systems","tag-thorough","tag-wellington","tag-worker","tag-workplace"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}