Released on April 15, 2014
Baschuk Construction Ltd. of Saskatoon pleaded guilty to two counts under occupational health and safety legislation and was fined $14,000 in Saskatoon Provincial Court on April 2, 2014.
The company pleaded guilty to:
- contravening section 137 of the regulations (failure to provide an effective safeguard where a worker may contact a dangerous moving part of a machine) and was fined $5,000 with a $2,000 surcharge; and
- contravening section 17 of the regulations (failure to ensure that all work at a place of employment was sufficiently and competently supervised) and was fined $5,000 with a $2,000 surcharge.
The company was charged after a worker was seriously injured on November 20, 2012. The worker became entangled in the drive shaft of a conveyor while crushing gravel northeast of Osler.
In the last five years, Occupational Health and Safety has cited nearly 6,400 contraventions in the construction sector.
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For more information, contact:
Shannon McMillan
Labour Relations and Workplace Safety
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0253