Released on July 25, 2016
On July 20, 2016, Crop Production Services (Canada) Inc. of Calgary, Alberta pleaded guilty to a charge of failure to provide an effective safeguard where a worker may contact a dangerous moving part of a machine.
The company was fined $100,000 with an additional $40,000 surcharge in Saskatoon Provincial Court. One other charge was stayed.
Charges stem from an incident that occurred on April 30, 2014, where a worker suffered an amputation of his left hand when it became entangled in a conveyor system. The incident happened near Elstow, Saskatchewan.
Everyone is responsible for safety in the workplace. Employers have the greatest responsibility.
For more information about health and safety in the workplace visit www.saskatchewan.ca/business.
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For more information, contact:
Amanda Fedorchuk
Labour Relations and Workplace Safety
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0279
Email: amanda.fedorchuk@gov.sk.ca