By EverythingGP staff

Court

Grande Prairie company facing OHS Act charges for worker death

May 17, 2023 | 6:00 AM

A Grande Prairie construction company is facing three charges in a 2021 death of a worker.

A first court appearance date for Mainline Construction Ltd. has been set for June 5, 2023, in Grande Prairie.

The charges stem from an incident on May 3, 2021, where a worker suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a pipe that was being loaded onto the back of a trailer near Sexsmith.

The charges include two under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to ensure the health and safety of a worker.

OHS says these specifically relate to failing to develop a safe way to load pipes onto trailers and for not coming up with a proper way to stack pipe.

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The third charge under the OHS code relates to making sure steps are taken to protect workers if something is moved, spilled, dislodged, or damaged.