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Vernon company fined for workplace death of employee

A Vernon company has been fined for the workplace death of an employee.
A Vernon company has been fined for the workplace death of an employee. Jim Lenton/Global News

A Vernon company has been fined $2500 by WorkSafeBC after one of its employees was killed on the job.

Christopher Potvin, 32, died last December at Another Level Automotive & Offroad.

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Potvin was working on a pickup truck on a lift when it rolled off the hoist and pinned him.

The WorkSafeBC investigation found Potvin hadn’t been properly trained or supervised for the task.

The agency calls the accident a high-risk violation.

 

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