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Alberta company fined in Saskatchewan workplace incident

An Alberta company has been fined after a worker suffered forearm fractures in a workplace incident near Saskatoon. File / Global News

A Drumheller, Alta., company has been fined after a worker was injured on a job site near Saskatoon.

The worker suffered fractures to his forearm on March 22, 2016 after it became caught in machinery.

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Inland Plastics Ltd. was charged under Saskatchewan’s occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations with failing to provide an effective safeguard where a worker may contact a dangerous moving part of a machine.

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The company pleaded guilty and was fined a total of $35,000 on Dec. 7 in Saskatoon provincial court.

One other charge against the company was withdrawn.

Labour relations officials said safeguards help prevent injuries by ensuring workers don’t come into contact with moving machinery parts.

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They added that safeguards need to be inspected regularly to ensure they are effective.

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