P.E.I. carpenter fined $30,000 after fatal workplace fall

Incident marks third death in a year, says report

A carpenter from western Prince Edward Island has been fined $30,000 after an employee died from a fall at a job site that lacked proper safety measures, according to a report.

The $30,000 penalty includes a $2,500 fine and a $27,500 payment to the Workers Compensation Board to support public education on workplace safety.

That came after Trevor Burden, 54, pleaded guilty in Summerside to charges under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act, reported CBC.

The incident occurred on January 13 in St. Felix, where Burden and his employee were building a garage. While working on the roof, the 34-year-old employee fell.

He was not wearing fall protection and there were no guardrails on the scaffolding, according to an agreed statemen