Concord Paving Ltd. has been charged with violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations in relation to a fatal accident that occurred in May 2009, the provincial government announced Thursday.
The charges are the result of an investigation by the Occupational Health and Safety Branch of the Department of Government Services.
According to a news release, the incident occurred on Holyrood Access Road, and involved a flagperson who was struck by an excavator that was cleaning out the ditch beside the roadway.
The company has been charged with six violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations which relate generally to its alleged failure as an employer to provide a safe workplace, to ensure that effective means of traffic control were provided, and to ensure that workers were not exposed to the movement of heavy equipment.
The first appearance is scheduled for June 13 at provincial court in St. John’s.
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