A company has been given a hefty fine following a workplace incident resulting in fatality back in August of 2021, where a worker was fatally injured after being impacted by a flex pipe reel in the RM of Oakdale.

A release sent out Monday morning shared that on July 11, in Kindersley Provincial Court, Align Energy Services Ltd was fined $178,571.43 with a $71,428.57 surcharge for violating The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020. 

The incident that occurred back on August 15, 2021 resulted in charges of 'contravening clause 14-5(1)(b) of the regulations (being an employer fail to ensure that a sling used to hoist a load and the slings fittings and attachments are suitable for, and capable of, supporting the load being hoisted, resulting in the death of a worker)'.

It's noted that four additional charges were withdrawn.