Calgary employer fined $90,000
Calgary-based Technoworx has been fined $90,000 inclusive of a 15 per cent victim fine surcharge.
The company pleaded guilty to section 12(d) of the Occupational Health and Safety Code, failure to ensure equipment and supplies were assembled, erected, operated, etc. in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
A worker was using equipment that had the safety interlock system disabled. This allowed the worker to access the lathe and material while the equipment remained in operation. The worker was pulled into the machine, when attempting to sand material, and was seriously injured.
