REGINA — Rite Way Mfg. Co. Ltd. has been assessed penalties of $100,000 as a result of a serious worker injury in Regina on Jan. 2, 2023.
The company pleaded guilty in Regina Provincial Court to one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.
As a result, the court imposed a fine of $71,428.57 with a surcharge of $28,571.43, for a total of $100,000.
The worker was seriously injured when struck by a suspended piece of metal.
The company was fined for contravening subsection 13-3 (1) of the regulations (being an employer failing to ensure every lifting device, including all rigging, used at a place of employment is designed, constructed, installed, maintained and operated to perform safely any task for which the lifting device or rigging is used, resulting in a serious injury to a worker).
Three other charges were withdrawn.
The Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety works with employers and workers to eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses through education, intervention and enforcement.
