Contractor fined $54,500 in connection with fatal explosion at Come By Chance Refinery
Lorneville Mechanical Contractors has been ordered to pay $54,500 in connection with the fatal explosion at the Come By Chance Refinery back in 2022.
The judge accepted a joint sentencing recommendation, imposing a total financial penalty of $54,500. The sentence includes a $25,000 fine, an $7,500 victim fine surcharge, and $22,000 earmarked for public education.
Earlier
Lorneville Mechanical Contractors will be back in Clarenville Provincial Court Wednesday morning for sentencing, after pleading guilty to workplace safety charges last month.
The charges stem from the 2022 flash explosion at the Come By Chance Refinery, a tragedy that claimed the life of 47-year-old worker Shawn Peddle and left seven others injured.
On Tuesday, the judge accepted a joint sentencing recommendation for Braya Renewable Fuels, imposing a total financial penalty of $118,000. That includes a $60,000 fine, an $18,000 victim fine surcharge, and $40,000 set aside for public education.