PRINCE ALBERT — The city of Prince Albert was charged under Occupational Health and Safety Regulations following an incident on Sept. 22, 2022 in Prince Albert that caused serious injury to a worker.
The injured worker fell a distance greater than three metres while attempting to dislodge a hose nozzle.
The City of Prince Albert pleaded guilty April 24 in Prince Albert Provincial Court to one violation of the act.
The company was fined for contravening subsection 9-2 (2) of the regulations (being an employer fail to ensure that workers use a fall protection system at a temporary or permanent work area if a worker may fall three metres or more or there is a possibility of injury if a worker falls less than three metres, resulting in the serious injury of a worker). As a result, the Court imposed a fine of $67,857.14 with a surcharge of $27,142.86, for a total amount of $95,000.
Two other charges were withdrawn.
