Worker suffered serious injuries while inspecting sheet metal
Saskatchewan employer Evraz Inc. NA Canada has been fined a total of $575,000 after one of its workers was seriously injured in the workplace.
The incident happened on Dec. 4, 2022, in Regina.
A worker suffered serious injuries while inspecting the underside of sheet metal as it was being mechanically moved through the metal slitting machine.
The employer pleaded guilty in Regina Provincial Court to one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020, according to the Saskatchewan government.
Evraz was fined for contravening clause 10-4 (1) (a) of the regulations or being an employer, failing “to provide an effective safeguard when a worker may contact a dangerous moving part of a machine, resulting in the serious injury of a worker,” said the government..
“As a result, the Court imposed a fine of $410,714.29 with a surcharge of $164,285.71, for a total amount of $575,000.”
