A company has been fined $55,000 in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan court for a workplace injury.
On Sep. 23, 2024, Summit Wireline Inc. pleaded guilty to one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.
The charges stemmed from an incident on Aug. 16, 2022, near Waseca, Saskatchewan in which a worker was seriously injured when a disc was ejected from a pressurized setting tool.
The company was fined for contravening clause 3-6 (1) of the regulations that an employer, failed to ensure that all work at a place of employment is sufficiently and competently supervised, resulting in a serious injury to a worker.
The Court imposed a fine of $39,285.71 with a surcharge of $15,714.29, for a total amount of $55,000.
Two other charges were withdrawn.
