INCIDENT RESULTS IN GUILTY PLEA AND STAY OF CHARGES

Thunder Employment and Field Services of Turtleford was charged with four violations under The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act in relation to a July 2009 incident involving a worker who sustained serious injuries while operating conveyer equipment. All charges against this company were stayed as it is no longer in operation.

L & M Wood Products Limited Partnership was also charged in relation to the same incident and pleaded guilty to one count under The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act in North Battleford Provincial Court. It received a fine of $10,000. Three other charges against the company were stayed.

OHS conducts about 4,000 worksite inspections annually to ensure standards are known, understood and enforced, and investigates where workers are killed or seriously injured in a work related incident.

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For more information, contact:

Shannon McMillan
Labour Relations and Workplace Safety
Regina
Phone: 306-787-1331