Oil sands large Syncrude Canada Ltd. has been charged within the demise of a employee north of Fort McMurray, Alta.
The Alberta authorities says on June 6, 2021, in Fort McKay, a employee was utilizing an excavator to construct a berm when the embankment collapsed into the water.
It says the cab of the excavator was fully submerged and the employee drowned.
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Syncrude faces fees beneath Alberta’s Occupational Well being and Security Act, together with failing to make sure the well being and security of a employee.
Different fees embody failure to make sure the well being and security of their employee by permitting the employee to function the excavator on a ramp with too steep a slope, failure to adjust to Vitality Security Canada’s security guidelines, and others violations.
The Syncrude mission is a three way partnership that features Suncor Vitality Inc., Imperial Oil Assets Ltd., Sinopec Oil Sands Partnership and CNOOC Oil Sands Canada.
