Manitoba company fined $50K
On May 21, 2014 a worker of 5187436 Manitoba Ltd. (formerly Clint Moffat & Sons Ltd.) was making adjustments to a portable extendable radial stacking conveyor which was malfunctioning due to soft soil conditions. There were no witnesses to the incident but at some point the worker suffered fatal injuries when he was run over by the portable stacker.
On Dec. 18, 2017, the employer plead guilty under Section 4(1)(a) of the Workplace Safety and Health Act C.C.S.M. c. W210 to the charge of failing to ensure the safety, health and welfare of its worker while he investigated why the portable extendable radial stacking conveyor was not operating properly, resulting in the death of the worker. The company was fined $50,050.
Source: Government of Manitoba
