KINDERSLEY, SASK. – The Town of Kindersley, Sask. pleaded guilty on Aug. 13 in Kindersley Provincial Court to one violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.
The charges stemmed from a worksite incident that occurred on Aug. 30, 2022, when a worker was fatally injured when entering a sewer manhole.
The town was charged with contravening subsection 21-1 (2) of the regulations which is being an employer and failing to take all practicable steps to prevent exposure of a worker, to an extent that is likely to be harmful to the worker, to a chemical substance or biological substance that may be hazardous or a chemical substance or biological substance in combination or association with any other substance present that may be hazardous, resulting in the death of a worker.
As a result of the charge the court imposed a fine of $125,000 with a surcharge of $50,000 for a total amount of $175,000. Four other charges were withdrawn.
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