SASKATOON — 3Twenty Modular has been fined after a worker was seriously injured in Corman Park on July 31, 2023.
According to a government news release issued Monday, on Nov. 13, the company was sentenced after pleading guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court to violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.
The worker was injured when a wall at a construction site fell and landed on their leg.
The company was charged with contravening subsection 13-3 (1) of the regulations (being an employer or contractor, fail to ensure that every hoist, crane and lifting device, including all rigging, used at the place of employment is designed, constructed, installed, maintained and operated to perform safely any task for which the hoist, crane, lifting device or rigging is used, resulting in the serious injury of a worker).
The company was also charged with contravening clause 14-2 (b) of the regulations (being an employer or contractor, fail to ensure that any worker who is required or permitted to assemble, use, maintain or dismantle rigging is trained in safe rigging practices, resulting in the serious injury of a worker).
As a result, the Court imposed fines on each count of $35,714.29, along with a surcharge of $14,285.71, for a total penalty of $100,000.
Two other charges were stayed.
The Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety works with employers and workers to eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses through education, intervention and enforcement.
