Regina, Sask. — Agrium Inc. has pleaded guilty to one count under Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation and was fined C$420,000 in Saskatoon Provincial Court on May 28. Agrium pleaded guilty to failure to provide or maintain a system of work or working environment that ensured, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety, and welfare of a worker. The conviction related to an incident that occurred on May 11, 2010, at the Agrium mine in Vanscoy. A worker was killed after being struck in the head by a component that fell from a load being lifted by an overhead crane. Three other charges against the company were stayed. Reportedly, OHS levied the maximum fine, taking into consideration a 2008 fine of $234,000 against Agrium for a death in 2006. In that instance, the employee was injured by falling rock.
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