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CBC
07-07-2025
- CBC
Irving Shipbuilding faces charges stemming from 2024 workplace death
Irving Shipbuilding is facing five occupational health and safety charges stemming from the February 2024 death of a worker during snow clearing at the company's large shipyard along Halifax harbour. The company was arraigned on the charges Monday in Halifax provincial court. Defence lawyer Stan MacDonald said it will take time for him to review the evidence gathered during the investigation. The case is scheduled to return to court in October. Jamie Knight died Feb. 19, 2024, after being hit at the Halifax Shipyard by a wheel loader, a tractor-like piece of equipment with a large bucket on the front. Two of the Occupational Health and Safety Act charges relate to Irving's alleged failure to have a safe-work plan for snow removal, or complete a risk assessment for hazards related to snow clearing. It's also alleged the company failed to ensure the wheel loader was used in accordance with manufacturer specifications, or designate a competent person as a signaller. The company is also accused of not doing a risk assessment for workers heading to and from a hut where they could smoke. More than 2,000 people work at Irving's Halifax Shipyard, which has been contracted since 2011 to build ships for the Royal Canadian Navy. An Irving Shipbuilding spokesperson did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the charges.
CBC
05-06-2025
- CBC
B.C. mill worker drowns after being trapped in machine that fell into ocean
Mounties in British Columbia say a mill worker on Vancouver Island has drowned after being trapped in a piece of heavy equipment that plunged into the ocean. North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP said they responded to the Catalyst Pulp and Paper Mill in Crofton, a town about 50 kilometres northwest of Victoria, around noon Wednesday. They said first responders, including firefighters and paramedics, also attended the scene. Police said Canadian Coast Guard divers attempted to rescue the machine operator, but the man could not be revived.
