OTTAWA — A Nova Scotia rail car maker has been fined after an employee was crushed in a workplace accident earlier this year, the Canadian Press reported.
Trentonworks of Trenton, N.S., was ordered to 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 guarantee the safe movement of a 50-tonne 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 when something got caught. Mr. Fraser is now confined to a wheelchair and may not walk again.