WEYBURN — Holdstock Livestock Ltd. has been fined after pleading guilty to one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 in Weyburn Provincial Court Feb. 13.
Charges resulted after a worker was seriously injured on April 7, 2022 near Weyburn. The worker was charged and knocked to the ground by a bull
The company was fined $35,714.29 with a surcharge of $14,285.71 for contravening clause 3-1 (a) of the regulations (being an employer at a place of employment, fail to provide and maintain plant, systems of work and working environments that ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of the employer's workers, resulting in the serious injury of a worker).
One additional charge was withdrawn.
The Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety works with employers and workers to eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses through education, inspections and prosecutions.
