The company pleaded guilty to a single violation in Saskatoon Provincial Court. (650 CKOM file photo)

By CKOM News Staff

Worker injury leads to $65,000 in fines for St. Brieux company

Jul 30, 2024 | 10:52 AM

A workplace injury in 2022 led to a $65,000 fine for a Saskatchewan company this month.

According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, St. Brieux-based Bourgault Industries Ltd. – operating as Highline Manufacturing Ltd. – was fined $46,428.57 along with a surcharge of $18,571.43 after pleading guilty to contravening a section of Saskatchewan’s occupational health and safety regulations.

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The charges stem from an incident that occurred in Vonda, Saskatchewan in June of 2022. According to the ministry, a worker was seriously hurt “while flushing highly flammable solvent through an electrostatic paint gun.”

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Two further charges were withdrawn by the court following the guilty plea.