Alberta company to pay $296K following 2021 workplace fatality

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A construction company in Brooks, Alta., has been ordered to pay a sizable fine after it was found guilty of violating Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Act.

A construction company in Brooks, Alta., has been ordered to pay a sizable fine after it was found guilty of violating Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Act.

The company, along with its parent company Smith Group Holdings Ltd., were originally charged with 15 counts under the OHS Act, but last week's ruling saw all other charges against Brooks Asphalt and Aggregate dropped.As a result of the incident, the company was told to pay $295,000 in penalties plus a $1,000 fine.

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