Sentencing was originally scheduled for Tuesday
The defence side of the case against SaskPower will have to wait for sentencing a little bit longer, according to a report.
The sentencing has been postponed until Oct. 18, reported CTV News, citing a statement from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
Sentencing was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 1, in Weyburn Provincial Court, according to the report.
SaskPower was found guilty of three violations it has been accused of in relation to the death of two of its workers four years ago.
The incident at Weyburn happened on Oct. 8, 2020, when Scott Bill and Cole Crooks fell 15 feet to their deaths after the bucket they were in tipped.
“Bill and Crooks were both 19 year experienced journeypersons and had been up in a bucket countless times before,” Saskatchewan Judge Michelle R. Brass said in her decision, according to a CTV News report.
“Neither worker had their safety belt lanyards anchored to the ‘D’ ring located in the bucket specifically for the purpose of fall protection.”
Brass found that SaskPower failed to ensure workplace health and safety, fell short on training and supervision and did not have the proper requirement in place for workers to use a personal fall arrest system before being raised in the air.
The employer was also accused of failing to ensure the two men were trained properly on the use of the bucket truck under the Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, but that was not proven in court.
