Employer Fined $91,000 for Lifting Device Fatality

The steel tube of a lifting device struck a worker taking his life. The Manitoba construction company that employed the victim was fined $91,000 after pleading guilty to The company, operating as Matt Reimer Construction, pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that a hoist, crane and lifting device, including all rigging, is designed, constructed, installed, maintained and operated to perform safely, resulting in a worker’s death [7262265 Manitoba Ltd.,operating as Matt Reimer Construction, Government News Release, November 13, 2020].