Regina Roofing Company, Supervisor, Fined for Worker’s Tumble
REGINA (The Canadian Press) — A Saskatchewan roofing company and its supervisor have pleaded guilty to occupational health and safety charges after a workplace accident that left one person with a serious leg injury.
The Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety says Clark Roofing Regina Ltd. pleaded guilty last month to two counts under provincial legislation and was fined $7,000.
The charges included failing to ensure that workers use a fall protection system, and failing to ensure that all work was sufficiently and competently supervised.
Three other counts were stayed.
The ministry also says supervisor Harold Vincent pleaded guilty and was fined $2,100 for failing to ensure that employees under his direction comply with safety regulations.
A court in Regina heard that in July, 2012, a worker fell two storeys from a roof after his leg got caught in a hoist that was being lowered over the edge.