Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil and fuel regulator says it has laid fees in opposition to Suncor Energy Inc. for alleged offences associated to the damage of a employee on the corporate’s Terra Nova offshore platform.
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board says the costs are associated to the damage of a employee on Dec. 29, 2019, who fell from a ladder whereas conducting fuel testing.
The board alleges that Suncor failed to make sure all employees had a correctly hooked up security harnesses, failed to make sure all workers adopted safety gear guidelines and failed to supply a compliant report.
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It says the primary look on the matter is scheduled for Jan. 25, 2023 at Provincial Court in St. John’s.
Suncor is already below heightened scrutiny for its security report after at the least 12 employees have died at its oilsands operations in northern Alberta since 2014.
Former CEO Mark Little pledged earlier this yr to handle the issue, together with with a unbiased security evaluation, however he stepped down from the corporate a day after one other Suncor contract employee died in July.
