Prime Contractor Gets 6-Figure OHS Fine for Excavation Project Injuries

An excavator being used at a roadway construction project accidentally nudged a piece of heavy pipe, causing it to fall into the trench and seriously injure a pair of subcontractor workers. The prime contractor for the project was fined over $116,609 for high-risk violations, including failing to implement a safe work procedure for the workers cutting and removing excess pipe also failed to do everything reasonable to establish and maintain a system of regulatory compliance [Flatiron Constructors Canada Limited].