ROSTHERN — A Village of Laird employee was injured on the job on July 19. 2022.
The worker was seriously injured after being ejected from the seat of a mower and becoming trapped beneath it.
On July 10, the Village of Laird pleaded guilty in Rosthern Provincial Court to two violations of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.
The court imposed a fine of $53,571.43 with a surcharge of $21,428.57 for each violation, for $150,000.
The village was fined for contravening subsection 3-6(1) of the regulations (being an employer, failing to ensure that all work at a place of employment is sufficiently and competently supervised, resulting in the serious injury of a worker), as well as contravening clause 11-4(b) of the regulations (being an employer, failing to ensure that if a defect or unsafe condition that may create a hazard to a worker is identified in the powered mobile equipment, steps are taken immediately to protect the health and safety of any worker who may be at risk until the defect is repaired or the unsafe condition is corrected and as soon as is reasonably practicable, the defect is repaired or the unsafe condition is corrected, resulting in the serious injury of a worker).
Two other charges were withdrawn.
