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Penalties - Public Sector
Penalties are fines for health and safety violations of the Workers Compensation Act and/or the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. For information on when penalties are considered and how the amount of the penalty is calculated, see the FAQs.
The address given is the location where the violation occurred and is not necessarily the address of the penalized business. The registered business name is given as well as any "doing business as" (DBA) name.
The delay between the date of the penalty and publication of the penalty by WorkSafeBC is partially a result of allowing time for employers and other interested parties to respond to the initial penalty and for the appeal process.
Public Sector
Company: City of Nelson, Public Works Yard, 80 Lakeside Drive, Nelson
Classification unit: Local government and related operations
Amount: $68,792
Date of penalty: January 4, 2006
Two workers were riding in the back of a city dump truck when the vehicle slid or rolled down a hill. The vehicle flipped and rolled onto the workers, killing one and injuring the other. The truck had unserviceable front and emergency brakes and the brake warning light on the dashboard was not working. The City failed to adequately instruct and supervise its workers and failed to adequately maintain its vehicles. These were high-risk violations.
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