TRENTON, N.S. — A Nova Scotia rail car maker has been fined after an employee was crushed in a workplace accident earlier this year, the Halifax Daily News reported.
Trentonworks must pay $27,500 after pleading guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The company admitted it failed to ensure a signaller was present to ensure the safe movement of a 50 ton overhead travelling crane.
Last January, Kendrick Fraser, who was 11 months shy of retirement, was closing roof vents on the crane while a co-worker was operating the machinery.
Something got caught and Fraser’s upper body was pulled one way while his lower body went with the crane.
He’s now confined to a wheelchair, and may not walk again.