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March 8, 2005
(Government Services)
Charges laid in
relation to industrial accident in Deer Lake
The Department of Government Services
announced today that the Town of Deer Lake has been charged for
alleged violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and
Regulations in relation to an industrial accident in the town in
2003.
A town employee was seriously injured May 5, 2003 when the walls of
the trench in which he was working collapsed and buried him. He was
freed by fellow employees and treated in hospital.
On February 23, 2005, five charges were laid against the Town of
Deer Lake as a result of an investigation by the Occupational Health
and Safety Branch of the Department of Government Services.
The violations relate to the alleged failure of the Town of Deer
Lake to ensure that employees received sufficient training in trench
excavation work and the necessary safety precautions, and that
appropriate procedures were followed.
The first appearance is scheduled for March 15 at Provincial Court
in Corner Brook.
Media contact: Tracy Barron, Communications, (709) 729-4860,
690-6157
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