The City of Prince Albert has been fined $95,000 for a workplace injury.

On April 25th the City of Prince Albert pleaded guilty in Prince Albert Provincial Court to one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.

The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on September 22, 2022, in Prince Albert where a worker was seriously injured when they fell a distance greater than three metres while attempting to dislodge a hose nozzle.

The Court imposed a fine of $67,857.14 with a surcharge of $27,142.86, for a total amount of $95,000. Two other charges were withdrawn.

The company was fined for contravening regulations which specify that, being an employer, failed to ensure that workers use a fall protection system at a temporary or permanent work area if a worker may fall three metres or more or there is a possibility of injury if a worker falls less than three metres, resulting in the serious injury of a worker.