Government of Alberta | An insulation and metal cladding contractor has been fined $210,000 related to a workplace death.
Pacific Rim Industrial Insulations Ltd., as an employer, pleaded guilty in the Fort McMurray Court of Justice to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code for failing to ensure a worker used a travel restraint system where the worker could fall a vertical distance of three metres or more.
The company was fined $210,000 including the 20% victim fine surcharge and placed on 18 months of enhanced regulatory supervision. The Crown withdrew three other counts.
The charges stem from an incident that occurred at an oil sands facility at Mildred Lake on 8 June 2023.
A worker died after falling through an opening while replacing a building’s metal roof.
Both the company and the Crown have up to 30 days to appeal the conviction or penalties.
