REGINA -- A Manitoba company has been fined $560,000 for the death of an employee in Saskatchewan in 2017.
The company, Langenburg Redi-Mix Ltd., was handed the fine in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Dec. 17.
The province says the company was found guilty of two occupational health and safety violations at a previous court appearance on Sept. 23: failing to ensure health and safety of employees resulting in a death and failing to supervise employees resulting in a death.
The company was fined $200,000 for each count, along with a surcharge of $160,000, for a total of $560,000 in fines.
The incident happened on Feb. 13, 2017, when 25-year-old Jesse Hoehn was killed after being pinned between a wheel loader that had rolled backwards and another vehicle.
Hoehn's mother told CTV News Regina that he was new to the job.
