Edmonton company fined after worker injured at site near Lloydminster

An Edmonton company has pleaded guilty and been fined $100,000 after a worker suffered serious facial injuries at a worksite near Lloydminster in 2016.

Numbered company 324007 Alberta Ltd., operating as Heartland Livestock Services, pleaded guilty to one count of the Occupational Health and Safety regulations in Regina Provincial Court on Oct. 2, the provincial ministry responsible for labour relations and workplace safety said in a release Friday.

The company was fined $71,429, plus a surcharge of $28,571.

The charges stem from a Nov. 9, 2016, incident at a worksite near Lloydminster, Sask., when a worker was struck in the face by a metal gate while trying to get a heifer into a holding pen, according to the province.