By Angela Gemmill

A workplace accident from September 2008 in Field, east of Sudbury has left two Chelmsford construction companies and their Director facing hefty fines.

A North Bay court fined Belanger Construction and R.M Belanger Limited a total of $290,000 for violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Ronald Belanger must pay $10,000 for failing to make sure the companies complied with the regulations.

A worker suffered head and leg injuries after falling from a pier while taking apart a guardrail system.

Court heard how the victim and three others were not protected properly and didn’t have the right equipment.

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