Owen Sound’s Pickard Construction Fined $200,000 After Worker Injured in Live Power Line Incident

Pickard Construction was found in violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and fined $200,000 after a workplace incident left a worker critically injured by a live hydro line.

Nov 11, 2024

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a group of power lines in the middle of a forest — Photo by Andriy Nestruiev on Unsplash. Stock photo for illustrative purposes only; not representative of the site of this incident.

An Owen Sound-based telecommunications installation company, Pickard Construction, has been fined $200,000 following a serious workplace incident that left a worker critically injured.

The fine, imposed on October 1, 2024, f…

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