A port worker has fallen and broken an arm at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch.
The incident comes as combined figures from Maritime New Zealand and WorkSafe New Zealand show eight deaths and at least 230 non-fatal incidents both on ships and onshore from 2011 to 2014.
Port of Lyttelton Photo: AFP
The port company says the hatchman was injured at about 9am today when he fell while working on a container vessel.
Maritime New Zealand has been notified but has not yet started investigation.
Maritime health and safety logs have revealed three people have died and more than 100 workers have been injured working on ships parked at the country's ports.
Profits at New Zealand ports are soaring but figures show there have been at five deaths and more than 100 incidents reported to WorkSafe as serious harm since 2011. Audio
An Auckland port worker is in intensive care after he fell from a container ship.
Staff at Lyttelton Port are to undergo intensive Health and Safety training following a spate of accidents last year.
The Rail and Maritime Union says the latest accident at Lyttelton Port in Christchurch can be blamed on a lack of health and safety standards.
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