An Alberta company has been fined in a Saskatchewan workplace accident at a coal mine.
A worker was seriously injured in August 2015 near Estevan, Sask., after he fell 20 feet after tripping on a footrest inside the cabin of a dragline excavator.
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Prairie Mines & Royalty ULC, operating as Westmoreland Coal Company, was charged under Saskatchewan’s occupational health and safety regulations for failing to maintain a safe work environment.
The Edmonton-based company pleaded guilty to the charge in Estevan provincial court and was fined $120,000.
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