A Burnaby construction company is appealing a $168,000 WorkSafeBC fine for an incident that saw a tower crane come into contact with a high-voltage power line at a Coquitlam worksite earlier this year.
"The OptiCrane limiter failed to engage, and the chains came into contact with high voltage lines, knocking off power to the nearby surrounding area," stated an April 15 report. Two weeks later, Femo provided the lockout procedures but not the collision response plan, according to the report, and the inspector suggested even the lockout procedures hadn't been prepared until after the incident.
The inspector concluded Femo had not had the required "work arrangement and procedures" in place to work close to high-voltage electrical equipment at the Coquitlam worksite.