Spiritwood Stockyards, a Saskatchewan livestock company, was fined $325,000 for two workplace safety violations, resulting in a worker's injury and death.

Spiritwood Stockyards, a Saskatchewan livestock company, was fined $325,000 for two workplace safety violations. In November 2021, a worker was seriously injured without protective headgear, and in January 2022, a worker died after falling through a skylight while clearing snow without a fall protection system. The company pleaded guilty and was fined a total of $232,142.86 with a surcharge of $92,857.14.

May 23, 2024
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