Employer Fined $60,000 for Worker’s Fatal Fall

A worker lost his life after falling 54 feet from the top of a flour bin opening he was attempting to cover. The employer, a welding and fabrication company, was fined $52,000 for an OHS violation and another $8,000 to be used for workplace health and safety education [Cobalt Industries Ltd., Government News Release, October 27, 2020].