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Company Fined $250,000 As A Result Of A Workplace Fatality

Released on July 24, 2023

On July 11, in Kindersley Provincial Court, Align Energy Services Ltd was fined $178,571.43 with a $71,428.57 surcharge for violating The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020. 

The company pleaded guilty to contravening clause 14-5(1)(b) of the regulations (being an employer fail to ensure that a sling used to hoist a load and the slings fittings and attachments are suitable for, and capable of, supporting the load being hoisted, resulting in the death of a worker). Four additional charges were withdrawn.

The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on August 15, 2021, in the Rural Municipality of Oakdale, Saskatchewan, when a worker was fatally injured when impacted by a flex pipe reel.

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For more information, contact:

Gladys Wasylenchuk
Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety
Regina
Phone: 306-787-2411
Email: gladys.wasylenchuk@gov.sk.ca

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