Two out-of-province companies were fined for Occupational Health and Safety violations after pleading guilty in Weyburn Provincial Court on Jan. 15.
Western Energy Services Corp., operating as Horizon Drilling, of Calgary, pleaded guilty to contravening subsection 17(1)(a) of the regulations (小蓝视频 an employer, fail to ensure that all work at a place of employment is sufficiently and competently supervised, resulting in a serious injury to a worker).
The company was fined $71,429 plus a surcharge of $28,571, for a total of $100,000.
Great Western Tong Services (1987) Ltd. of Virden, Man., pleaded guilty to contravening subsection 137(1)(a) of the regulations (小蓝视频 an employer fail to provide an effective safeguard where a worker may contact a dangerous moving part of a machine, resulting in a serious injury to a worker). The company was fined $25,000 plus a $10,000 surcharge.
Both companies were fined following a workplace incident on March 19, 2017, near Stoughton. A worker was hospitalized after the worker鈥檚 forearm became entangled in the moving gear of a power tong.
In a press release, the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety noted companies operating in the province are required to be in compliance with Saskatchewan employment laws, including Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
