MOUNT PEARL, N.L. — A Mount Pearl-based company, Granite Management Limited, has been charged with health and safety violations after a worker was injured in an accident in 2022.
The charges stem from an incident in June 2022 at a wharf construction site in Gooseberry Cove, Trinity Bay.An investigation by the Occupational Health and Safety Division led to three charges against Granite Management Limited. The company is accused of failing to notify the Occupational Health and Safety Division about the accident, not providing the necessary training, supervision and facilities to ensure worker safety and not ensuring the crane operator had the required training.
Additionally, a company supervisor has been charged with failing to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all workers under their supervision. The first court appearance for Granite Management Limited and the supervisor is set for June 27 at Clarenville provincial court.It has been our privilege to have the trust and support of our East Coast communities for the last 200 years. Our SaltWire team is always watching out for the place we call home. Our 100 journalists strive to inform and improve our East Coast communities by delivering impartial, high-impact, local journalism that provokes thought and action.