Released on April 4, 2012
Evraz Regina Steel has pleaded guilty to one count under The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS) and was fined $60,000. The fine is the largest for an OHS violation in the 2011-12 year in Saskatchewan.
The company was charged after a January 20, 2009, incident at its Regina plant in which a worker was seriously injured when he became entangled in the motor drive shaft of a crane hoist.
Evraz pleaded guilty to failure to ensure there was an effective safeguard in place to prevent workers from contacting a dangerous moving part of a machine.
Another charge against the company was stayed in Regina Provincial Court.
OHS conducts about 4,500 worksite inspections annually to ensure standards are balanced, known and enforced.
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For more information, contact:
Bill Stovin
Labour Relations and Workplace Safety
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0926