Saskatchewan employer fined after worker's injury

Saskatchewan company Shawcor Ltd. was fined $130,000 along with a $52,000 surcharge after one of its workers was injured after contact with machinery.

The incident took place on Dec.17, 2018, when a worker became entrapped in machinery in the Regina workplace.

The company pleaded guilty in Regina Provincial Court to contravening clause 137(1)(a) of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996, or failing to provide an effective safeguard where a worker may contact a dangerous moving part of a machine, resulting in a serious injury to a worker.

“Everyone can play a role in health and safety in the workplace and help ensure that all workers go home safe at the end of the day,” said the Saskatchewan government.

Previously, Select Food Products was fined $50,000 after one of its workers was injured after getting in contact with a labeler machine.

James Dick Construction was fined $65,000 plus a 25-per-cent surcharge after pleading guilty in provincial offences court for a violation that resulted in injuries to a worker.