SASKATOON — A worker was seriously injured while attempting to load a 4,000-pound crate of glass onto a truck on Nov. 25, 2021 and Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd. has pled guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court to resulting charges.
The company was fined $185,714.29, with a surcharge of $74,285.71, for a total of $260,000 for one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.
The company was fined for contravening subsection 14-2 of the regulations (being an employer fail to ensure that any worker who is required or permitted to assemble, use, maintain or dismantle rigging is trained in safe rigging practices, resulting in the serious injury of a worker).
One additional charge was withdrawn.
