NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASK — On July 29, HVR Construction Ltd. pleaded guilty in North Battleford Provincial Court to violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020Ìýthat resultedÌýin the injury of two workers in relation to an August 2021 incident.
According to a release, the incident occurred on Aug. 23, 2021, near North Battleford, when two workers were seriouslyÌýinjured when trusses collapsed and fell onto the individuals.
HVR Construction Ltd. was fined on two counts ofÌýcontravening clause 3-1 (a) of the regulations (being an employer, failing to comply with the duties of an employer at a place of employment including the provision and maintenance of a plant, systems of work and working environments that ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of the employers workers, resulting in the serious injury of a worker).
The court imposed a fine ofÌý$14,285.71 with a $5,714.29 surcharge in the case of one worker and $53,571.43 with a $21,428.57 surcharge in the case of the second injured worker. The total fine wasÌý$95,000.
Two other charges were withdrawn.
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