An Okanagan construction company has been fined $114,000 after a propane explosion seriously injured a worker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a recently published May 8 WorkSafeBC penalty notice, Peter’s Bros. Construction was paving a highway in Nakusp when the incident happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The firm’s workers were trying to find a leak in the propane line for the hot-in-place asphalt paving equipment and were using a flame to check for propane leaks, contrary to accepted industry practice,” the WorkSafeBC penalty notice reads. “As one worker lit a torch to ignite a propane burner, an explosion and fire occurred, and the worker sustained serious injuries.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s not clear whether the worker injured was looking for the leak with a flame or it was another member of the crew who was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The penalty notice doesn’t say when the incident took place and issued the Penticton based firm a $114,128 fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WorkSafeBC says the firm failed to ensure repair and maintenance of its equipment was done to standard or followed the manufacturer’s instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No other details are given in the penalty notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Separately, in 2021, the company was fined $77,630 after a construction worker employed by a subcontractor was killed after concrete fell from an excavator while working at a job site in Dawson Creek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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