[2021] NZACC 32 - Fisher v ACC (9 February 2021) [pdf, 184 KB]
...intermittent and it wasn’t minor. We are talking about major industrial motors, probably the motors would be the equivalent of the size of a car motor but because they weren’t muffled they contributed a lot more noise. He said that no hearing protection was offered. [3] There is an affidavit from Mr Arthur, who worked in the same factory. He said: … 21. The overall noise level in the factory was high. If I wanted to communicate with another person, shouting would n...