Worker’s hand caught in conveyor; firm fined nearly $80K

Conveyor had not been locked out during time of incident

Trican Well Service has been fined $79,394.

 

This firm's work site in Farmington, B.C. involves large industrial equipment used in oil and gas hydraulic fracturing operations.

 

WorkSafeBC inspected the site in response to an incident where a worker was conducting a repair on a conveyor and the worker's hand was caught between a roller and the conveyor belt.

 

The inspection determined that guarding on the conveyor had not been in place at the time of the incident.

 

In addition, the conveyor had not been locked out and had remained energized and operational. The firm failed to ensure machinery was locked out, a high-risk violation.

 

The firm also failed to ensure machinery was fitted with adequate safeguards to protect workers from contact with hazardous power transmission parts, a repeated violation. 

 

Source: WorkSafeBC