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An HR investigation into a workplace incident was "too narrow" and resulted in a flawed process, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in unfair dismissal proceedings.

Ordering the team leader's reinstatement, Deputy President Tony Slevin found she had been "targeted" for breaching procedures despite the fact that "a number of mistakes were made by a number of people".

The Mars Australia team leader worked at its chewing gum and mints factory in Asquith, NSW, and was sacked in December last year for breaching food safety standards.

This related to an incident in October, involving an 850kg carton of mints that was accidentally punctured by the tynes of a forklift...