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Bakke Contracting Ltd. has been fined $125,000 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety violation that resulted in a serious injury to a worker.
The penalty, handed down by Moose Jaw Provincial Court on October 10, stems from a February 2023 incident near Brownlee, Saskatchewan. The worker fell from an elevated platform and suffered significant injuries.
Bakke Contracting admitted to violating clause 3-1(a) of Saskatchewan’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020, which requires employers to provide safe working conditions. The company was fined $89,285.71, with an additional surcharge of $35,714.29.
Four other charges against the company were withdrawn as part of the plea agreement.
