Company ordered to pay $260,000 after worker injured in Saskatoon

A hardware company was ordered to pay more than a quarter million dollars after an incident in 2021 which left a Saskatoon worker seriously hurt.

Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd. was fined $185,714.29 last Monday, along with a surcharge of $74,285.71, after pleading guilty to contravening Saskatchewan’s occupational health and safety regulations by failing to ensure workers are trained in safe rigging practices. The total amount added up to $260,000.

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“The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on November 25, 2021, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,” the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety explained in a statement.

“A worker was seriously injured while attempting to load a 4,000-pound crate of glass onto a truck.”

One additional charge was withdrawn by the court.