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Triple M Housing going to trial in the spring on 13 OHS charges

A trial is set for a Lethbridge building company that’s facing more than a dozen charges under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act.

It’s alleged that a steel frame fell from above and landed on a worker while they were cutting drywall at Triple M Housing, located on the city’s north side, in 2017. Angela Entz says she suffered a broken neck and damage to her spinal cord, and now lives as a quadriplegic.

The building company is facing a total of 13 OHS charges, including failure to record information in a log book about lifting devices, in regard to inspections, repairs or modifications and incidents that may affect the safe operation of such devices. Triple M is also charged with failing to ensure overhead heavy equipment meets safety requirements, not having material restrained and failing to protect workers from falling objects.

Triple M pleaded not guilty to all charges in October.

The trial has been split into two sessions, from May 25 to the 29, and returning on June 15 through 19.

Sam Borsato
Sam Borsato
I started my radio career in 2015, shortly after graduating from Lethbridge College. I have a very strong passion for local news. Proudly born in 1994, I grew up most of my life in Sylvan Lake, AB and I've lived in the Lethbridge since 2012. I'm a below average golfer on a good day, I take as many hiking trips to Waterton as possible in the summer and I love my two cats, Outlaw and Jynx, and my dog, Maverick, more than most people I know. I look forward to providing accurate, timely news coverage in southern Alberta for plenty of years to come!
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