The Canada Energy Regulator has issued financial penalties against Trans Mountain Corp. related to the 2020 death of a worker.
The regulator says the Crown corporation failed to take all reasonable care to ensure the safety and security of workers on the day of the incident.
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The incident occurred on Oct. 27, 2020, when a person working near Edmonton, Alta. on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project was fatally injured.
The person was disassembling a trench box at the time.
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The regulator has issued total fines of $164,000 against the company.
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety has also laid charges related to this incident.
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