A pulp mill in Prince George, B.C., owned by Canfor Pulp Ltd., has been fined almost $500,000 after a worker seriously injured their hand in an unguarded piece of machinery.
WorkSafeBC issued the $489,104 penalty on July 10 following an inspection at the company’s Northwood Pulp Mill in April.
According to the inspection report, a worker was injured on the fifth floor by a hydraulic cylinder that cycles every 64 seconds, “dropping rapidly down” into a metal box. This cylinder was part of a system that pumps “black liquor,” a mix of toxic chemicals created during the pulping process.
The agency determined the firm failed to ensure its machinery and
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