Company penalized for workplace injury

The article reports that an Alberta worker who says he was fired after reporting a workplace injury had his human rights complaint against HCM Contractors dismissed by the Alberta Human Rights Commission. The commission found that the complaint was dismissed (no additional commentary provided in the excerpt).

The Alberta government announced that Prairie Mines and Royalty ULC pled guilty to failing to ensure worker health and safety, resulting in a $360,000 fine for a fatal incident near Warburg on Nov. 25, 2023. The fine will be paid to the Alberta Mine Safety Association to develop best practices and training for water removal operations, and 11 other…