Saskatchewan contracting firm fined after worker falls from ladder

SMK Contracting was fined $8,000 after a worker fell 14 feet from an unsecured ladder near Wawota in 2023.

A contracting company in Saskatchewan has been fined $8,000 after pleading guilty in provincial court in relation to a workplace injury in 2023.

On Dec. 10, SMK Contracting pleaded guilty in Carlyle Provincial Court to one violation of the province’s health and safety regulations.

The charges stem from an incident on July 13, 2023, near Wawota, when a worker was seriously injured after falling approximately 14 feet from an unsecured ladder.

The company was charged with violating clause 3-1 (a) of provincial health and safety regulations, as it failed to maintain working environments that ensured the health and safety of its workers.

Two other charges were stayed.

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The court imposed a fine of $5,714.29, along with a victim fine surcharge of $2,285.71, to total $8,000.

Wawota is located about 210 kilometres northeast of Regina.