Charges Related To Employee Fatality
July 13, 2010
Late yesterday, Finning learned that it has been charged under the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act in relation to the July 8, 2008 fatality of mechanic Kevin Grocutt, who was killed during a heavy equipment towing operation on our customer’s (Suncor) site.
As the matter is now the subject of legal proceedings, we cannot comment on investigation details or the specific incident at this time.
This is truly a tragic incident - one that will forever impact Kevin’s family, all those who worked alongside him in the oil sands and our company as a whole.
At Finning, safety is a core value that influences everything we do. We remain committed to achieving and sustaining health and safety excellence in all of our business operations.
ABOUT FINNING (CANADA)
Finning (Canada) is a division of Finning International Inc., the world’s largest Caterpillar equipment dealer. Finning sells rents and provides customer support services for Caterpillar equipment and engines in Western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon and NWT), the U.K., and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay). Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Finning International Inc. is a widely held, publicly traded corporation. For additional information please visit our website at www.finning.com.
For further information, please contact:
Jeff Wuite
Communications Advisor
Finning (Canada)
(780) 930-4820
jwuite@finning.ca