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2020
Colonial Farms fined after workplace injury
Fine or penalty
WorkSafeBC fined Colonial Farms Ltd. $38,930.83 after an employee was seriously injured at its Armstrong chicken-processing plant. WorkSafeBC determined that the machine lacked adequate safeguards and that lockout procedures were not in place.
Source excerpt
In a decision imposed Aug. 5, WorkSafe fined Colonial Farms Ltd. $38,930.83.
WorkSafe's report determined the machine lacked adequate safeguards from hazardous points of operation, and no procedures were in place for locking out the machine before cleaning.