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Workplace death
Nipawin company fined for workplace death in 2023
Nov 20, 2024 | 10:28 AM
A local company has been heavily fined after a workplace fatality last year.
Kevin’s Custom Ag Ltd. pleaded guilty in Nipawin Provincial Court Sept. 25 to one Occupational Health and Safety Regulations violation.
The company was charged after a worker was fatally injured due to carbon monoxide exposure while using a sandblaster Feb. 23, 2023.
The company was charged with contravening clause 24-8 (2) (b) of the regulations (being an employer fail to provide and maintain approved blasting hoods supplied with air that is clean and at a reasonable temperature for workers engaged in abrasive blasting, resulting in the death of a worker).
