SASKATOON — OJ's Home Solutions Inc. pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court on June 2, to one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.
According to a provincial government news release, the charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on June 4, 2024, in Saskatoon. A worker was seriously injured after falling from the second floor to the basement through an open stairwell in a new home construction site.
The court imposed a fine of $5,714.29, along with a victim fine surcharge of $2,285.71, for a total fine of $8,000. One charge was stayed.
The company was charged with contravening clause 16-6(2)(d) of the regulations (being an employer, fail to ensure that a portable ladder extends at least one metre above any platform, roof or other landing to which the ladder is used as a means of access, resulting in a serious injury of a worker).
