Both companies accused of failing to provide the necessary equipment, training
Two Quebec-based companies are facing charges under Newfoundland and Labrador’s Occupational Health and Safety Act Regulations, nearly two years after a contractor died at a northern Labrador mine, according to a report.
The incident occurred in October 2023 at a Tata Steel site located on the border of eastern Quebec and northwestern Labrador, noted CBC.
The victim, a New Brunswick man, was working as a contractor when he died.
The CBC report did not detail what transpired during the day of the incident.
However, Following an investigation by the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Office, Tata Steel Minerals Inc. and Produits IdéalTFC Inc. are each facing seven charges.
Both companies are accused of failing to provide the necessary equipment, systems, tools, information, instruction, training, supervision, and facilities required to ensure worker safety. They are also charged with failing to ensure that workers were not exposed to hazards on site.
Tata Steel Minerals has also been charged with failing to ensure that “a vehicle that weighs 4,500 kilograms or less” was equipped with the necessary equipment to be visible to drivers of production vehicles.
Produits IdéalTFC faces charges for failing “to ensure that work procedures promote the safe interaction of workers and their work environment to minimise the potential for injury,” and for failing to prepare traffic control procedures and plans required to ensure the safe operation of vehicles.
Canadian Occupational Safety has not seen any public statements or official reactions from Tata Steel Minerals Inc. or Produits IdéalTFC Inc. regarding the charges related to the incident.
