Calgary company convicted in fatal 2019 workplace incident loses appeal

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A Calgary company that appealed its convictions and associated fine for its role in the death of one of its workers has been denied by the court.

On Oct. 26, 2023, Inland Machining Services Ltd. was convicted on 13 charges under the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Eight of the charges IMS was found guilty of were conditionally stayed, but the company was ordered to pay a fine of $420,000 inclusive of a 20 per cent victim fine surcharge as a penalty for the five remaining charges. "Instead, IMS' evidence showed a system that left workers to their own devices, and a failure to implement any system whatsoever that might have showed due diligence. These findings were readily available to the trial judge based on IMS' own testimony."IMS neglected safety protocol in death: court

"IMS' submissions continue to reflect exactly what the trial judge found in her sentencing decision, which is while IMS is genuinely sorry for Mr. Ubhi's death, it has no insight into its role in his death.

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