NORTH BATTLEFORD — On Dec. 18, 2025, Triple 7 Excavating Ltd. pleaded guilty in North Battleford Provincial Court to two violations of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.
The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on June 28, 2022, near the Rural Municipality of Parkdale. A worker was seriously injured when a trench collapsed.
The company was charged with contravening subsection 2-2(1) of the regulations – being an employer or contractor, fail to give notice to the division as soon as reasonably possible of an incident at a place of employment that required a worker to be admitted to a hospital as an in-patient for a period of 72 hours or more.
They also contravened subsection 17-7(1) of the regulations – being an employer or contractor, fail to ensure that if a worker is present in a trench that is more than 1.2 meters deep, the worker is protected from cave-ins or sliding material.
One additional charge was stayed.
As a result, the court imposed a fine of $41,500, along with a victim fine surcharge of $16,600, for a total amount of $58,100.
