P.A. Co-op fined $50k for safety violation
The Prince Albert Co-op was hit with a hefty fine this week after a 2015 incident when an employee’s left hand came into contact with the blade of a table saw while he was cutting lumber.
The P.A. Co-operative Association Ltd. pleaded guilty in a Big River Provincial Court Dec. 5 to contravening clause 137 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. The clause in question states “… an employer or contractor shall provide an effective safeguard where a worker may contact a dangerous moving part of a machine.”
The incident occurred May 29, 2015 at the Co-op’s Big River Home Centre.
The Co-op was fined $35,714 for the violation, along with a surcharge of $14,286 for a total fine of $50,001. Two additional charges against the company were stayed.