A British Columbia-based company has been ordered to pay $182,000 following a workplace injury that happened in Hudson Bay, Sask., three years ago.
A worker sustained a serious injury involving a forklift on Oct. 5, 2017.
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Weyerhaeuser Co. Ltd. of Vancouver pleaded guilty to violating provincial health and safety regulations on Nov. 26, 2019.
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The resulting penalty was issued on June 23 and consists of a $130,000 fine plus a $52,000 surcharge.
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