A railway company is facing four charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured working on the rail lines in Capreol Feb. 18, 2002.
Ministry of Labour lawyer Darcy Watson was in court for a first appearance on charges filed against NRE-ALCO Locomotive of Canada Co.
There was no representative in court Tuesday morning for the brief appearance and all matters were remanded to June 10, where the four charges will be spoken to.
The locomotive company has been charged with:
- Failing to notify inspectors or send written notice to directors of an injury at a workplace within a reasonable time.
- Failing to ensure a lifting device at a workplace was operated safely and/or by a competent person and/or signs were plainly marked with information so an operator could properly determine the maximum load the device was capable of lifting.
- Failing to ensure a lifting device was operated by only a competent person or a worker was being instructed or accompanied by a competent person.
- Failing to ensure material, articles or things being lifted or moved did not endanger safety.
Ministry lawyer Bruce Arnott would not comment on the circumstances or seriousness of the injury involved in the accident.
