Freight company, supervisor charged for fatality last June

INUVIK, N.W.T. – Allen Services & Contracting Limited, a company that provides freight, vacuum and water services in Inuvik and Edmonton, is facing multiple charges for the death of an employee on June 28 of last year. A May 23 media release from the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) stated that the worker had been fatally injured at an access road to the Inuvik Satellite Station Facility that day. Charges against both the company and supervisor Brian McCarthy, Sr. include failing to provide sufficient information, training and supervision to protect workers, to supervise workers competently and to ensure that supervisors complete an approved regulatory familiarization program. Local media reports have identified the victim as 19-year-old David Vinnicombe, who was from Australia. “The WSCC reminds all employers that their workplace responsibilities include taking all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of all persons on their worksite,” the release stated. “Workers are also reminded… to ensure their own safety and the safety of other persons.” The first court date for the case has been set for June 13.

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