The case, originally filed in the District Court on February 5, 2021, and later transferred to the Supreme Court, arose from a serious workplace accident on February 9, 2018. Sheik Abdul Tazleem, a diesel mechanic, was struck by a heavy excavator bucket that came loose from forklift tines while he was working at the premises of Better Truck Repairs Pty Ltd (BTR). He was airlifted to Westmead Hospital with cervical spine, elbow, and scalp injuries.