Unsafe vehicle at berry farm results in $54K penalty

Inspection revealed multiple deficiencies

Unsafe vehicle at berry farm results in $54K penalty

Golden Eagle Farms, a berry farm in Pitt Meadows, B.C., has been fined $53,690.

WorkSafeBC conducted an inspection of this firm's worker transportation vehicle jointly with the provincial commercial vehicle safety and enforcement branch.

The inspection identified deficiencies, including a leak in the air brake compressor discharge line.

The vehicle was deemed unsafe and WorkSafeBC issued a stop-use order.

The firm failed to ensure vehicles used to transport workers were maintained, a repeated and high-risk violation. 

Source: WorkSafeBC