Company fined $9K after falling tree kills worker

UPDATE: Firm to appeal fine for Nakusp bridge worker killed by tree

WorkSafeBC concluded in January that Crescent Bay Construction Ltd. failed to identify tree hazard that caused Upper Arrow Lake death

Firm fined for hazard violation after Nakusp bridge worker killed by tree

WorkSafeBC concluded in January that Crescent Bay Construction Ltd. failed to identify falling-tree hazard that caused Upper Arrow Lake death

Company fined $9K after falling tree kills worker

A B.C. company has been fined just under $9,000 for the death of a worker. A WorkSafeBC penalty summary posted online says Crescent Bay Construction Ltd. was fined $8,995.26 on Jan. 23 for the incident at a worksite in Beaton, located south of Revelstoke on the shores of Upper Arrow Lake. “Thi...

B.C. construction company fined after falling tree kills worker

WorkSafeBC has fined Crescent Bay Construction nearly $9,000 for the Kootenay-region incident.

Acapulco, Gro. On February 26, 2025.- The collapse of a mound of land left a dead worker and two other injured, in the Plácido Domingo colony of the conurbated area of Acapulco. The event occurred after 3 p.m. a call to the 911 emergency number alerted the rescuers, where it was mentioned that a mound of land fell on three construction workers in La Venta street of the aforementioned settlement, near the Mano Amiga College. Two people were rescu…

Scaffolding Company Fined £28,000 After Dropped Tool Poses Serious Risk

A scaffolding company has been fined £28,000 by the Royal Court following an incident in which a battery-powered ratchet tool fell from height onto a busy street, narrowly missing pedestrians.Access Ltd, trading as Access Scaffolding, admitted to breaching health and safety regulations by failing to take all reasonably practicable steps to prevent the risk of falling objects endangering the public.The incident occurred in January 2024 while the …