Company fined $14,000 of worker’s serious injury
WorkSafeBC inspected the work site of Alpine Glass, Windows & Doors in Fort St. John, B.C. after one of the firm's workers was seriously injured in an incident involving unguarded equipment. It fined the company $14,435.
The worker inadvertently came into contact with the blade of a table saw while trying to cross-cut a sheet of hardboard.
WorkSafeBC determined that the table saw's blade guard had been removed during a move from another location, and had not been re-installed.
In addition, an acceptable safeguarding alternative (such as a push-stick, jig, or feather board) had not been used.
The firm's failure to ensure the use of appropriate guarding for woodworking machinery was a high-risk violation.
Source: WorkSafeBC
