Summit Wireline Inc. pleaded guilty to one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.
The company, based out of the RM of Britannia, pleaded guilty in Lloydminster Provincial Court on Sept. 23, 2024.
The charges stemmed from an incident on Aug. 16, 2022, near Waseca, Sask. A worker was seriously injured when a disc was ejected from a pressurized setting tool.
The company was fined for contravening clause 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 a serious injury to a worker).
As a result, the Court imposed a fine of $39,285.71. Furthermore, they added a $15,714.29 surcharge for a total of $55,000.
The court withdrew two other charges.
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