WorkSafeBC fines Site C Contractor $662,102
ADAM REABURN SEPTEMBER 21, 2019
A photo of the powerhouse at the Site C dam in the Spring of 2019 - B.C. Hydro
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Peace River Hydro Partners, has been fined $662,102.48 by WorkSafeBC.
The fine was imposed on August 21, 2019, after a worker sustained an electrical shock injury. A worker was able to access the main circuit breaker in a high-voltage electrical cabinet for tunnelling equipment.
According to WorkSafeBC, the main electrical breaker extensions on the exterior cabinet door were not functioning, the de-energization switches had been circumvented and the main breaker switch-box isolation covers were in disrepair.
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