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South Okanagan company fined after worker struck buried electrical cable
PENTICTON – A recent Worksafe B.C. ruling has resulted in a fine levied against a…
Widow of man killed in workplace challenging application to reduce penalty
PENTICTON – The widow of a man killed in a workplace accident at Skaha Ford…
Interior Health gets stiff fine, closes Princeton facility
PRINCETON – The Interior Health Authority has been fined more than $600,000 by WorkSafe B.C.…
Fatal accident at Penticton car dealership result of inadequate supervision, safety management: WorkSafe B.C.
PENTICTON – A WorkSafe B.C. investigation has concluded a Penticton car dealership's inadequate supervision and…
Kelowna Curling Club application to get urgent loan from city wasn’t quite accurate
KELOWNA – Earlier this month, Kelowna city councillors voted to loan the Kelowna Curling Club…
Rash of assaults on staff prompt changes at Kelowna General Hospital
KELOWNA – A case of multiple assaults by a single patient on a number of…
Workplace violations costly to Oliver’s B.C. Tree Fruits
OLIVER – Health and safety violations proved costly to a South Okanagan workplace. Worksafe B.C.…
Fine for Kelowna company shows WorkSafe B.C. won’t tolerate inaction on workplace violence
KELOWNA – A Kelowna long-term care facility has been fined almost $5,000 by WorkSafe B.C.…
Employer fined after Vernon man’s workplace death
VERNON – A North Okanagan automotive shop has been fined in relation to the workplace…
Lack of fall protection in South Okanagan proves costly to building firms
PENTICTON – Worksafe B.C. penalized two companies working in the South Okanagan after discovering workers…
Blasting company fined $11,000 for damaging homes, cars near Kelowna construction site
KELOWNA – A rock blasting company from Castlegar has been fined more than $11,000 for…
Kamloops Domtar worker killed in industrial accident identified
KAMLOOPS – A worker who died on the job at Kamloops' Domtar pulp mill has…
Employee dies after industrial accident at Domtar’s Kamloops mill
KAMLOOPS – A Domtar employee is dead and another is injured after a heavy equipment…
Transportation Safety Board team arrive at scene of Tolko fatality
KELOWNA – A two-person team of investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada arrived…
Preliminary findings released after vehicle slides off hoist, killing Vernon worker
VERNON – The death of a Vernon man at an automotive shop earlier this month…