Alberta OHS

• One worker killed, another hurt by rolling pipe at Cenovus Energy’s Christina Lake site

  The workers were struck by a pipe that rolled off a truck they were unloading at Cenovus Energy's Christina Lake North oil site near Conklin in northeastern Alberta.

  Canada

  Feb 2
  
• 28-year-old father severely burned while fighting fire at Leduc landfill

  Brandon Lethbridge, a 28-year-old father, is fighting for his life at an Edmonton hospital after suffering significant burns during a fire at the Leduc Waste Management Facility.

  Fire

  Jun 11, 2025
  
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• Calgary machine shop ordered to pay $420K fine in workplace lathe death

  The province says the 30-day period to file further appeals has now expired and the company is to pay $420,000.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2025
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• Man dies doing maintenance work on vehicle in Calgary, investigation launched

  Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2024
• Syncrude Canada to pay $390K in ‘creative sentence’ following workplace fatality

  A fine leveled against Syncrude Canada in relation to a workplace death dating back to 2021, will be used to create ways to improve safety on the jobsite.

  Crime

  Apr 8, 2024
• Alberta OHS investigating death of worker who was working under bus in Taber: police

  Occupational Health and Safety is investigating the death of a man working underneath a large charter bus "when the bus collapsed on him," according to the Taber Police Service.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2024
• OHS investigates deadly fall at Edmonton workplace

  Few details have been released, but Alberta Occupational Health and Safety says it is investigating a deadly fall at an Edmonton workplace on Monday.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2023
• Worker dead in apparent drowning at Birchcliff Energy site in northwestern Alberta

  The Calgary-based oil and gas company Birchcliff Energy Ltd. said the suspected drowning occurred at one of its water storage pits north of Grande Prairie.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2023
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• Man seriously injured in northwest Calgary while doing electrical work: police

  A man who was doing electrical work in northwest Calgary on Tuesday sustained life-threatening injuries while on the job, according to police.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2023
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• Syncrude charged in death of worker in northern Alberta

  Oilsands giant Syncrude Canada Ltd. has been charged in the death of a worker north of Fort McMurray, Alta.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2023