The City of Prince Albert must pay $95,000 after taking responsibility for a health and safety violation in Provincial Court.

The incident occurred in 2022 when an employee, standing upright on the ledge of a retaining wall, reached down with a metal bar to unhook the nozzle of a hose under tension in a storm line outlet. As the nozzle was lifted free, the hose retracted swiftly, pulling the employee over the side of the wall.

In response to this incident, the City of P.A. developed a new safe work practice involving the use of a mobile fall arrest system for use in similar circumstances.

The fine will be paid from the City’s Fiscal Stabilization fund.