Metal fabricating company fined $360,000 following workplace death

A metal fabricating company has been fined $360,000 after a worker died last year in February.

HTK Iron Works pleaded guilty to one count for failing to ensure the health and safety of a worker.

According to Alberta Occupational Health and Safety, the worker died after being hit by a fabricated windbreak panel that fell from a moving forklift.

The death happened at a metal fabrication shop near Burdett.

 "The company was sentenced on Wednesday (Oct. 2) in the Medicine Hat Court of Justice. The Crown withdrew four other charges under OHS legislation," says a news release from the Alberta government.

The company and the Crown have up to 30 days to appeal the conviction or penalties.