Coal mining company pleads guilty, fined $360K for worker’s death in Alberta
Posted July 15, 2026 6:22 pm.
Last Updated July 15, 2026 6:25 pm.
An Alberta coal mining company has been fined $360,000 after pleading guilty in a worker’s death.
Prairie Mines and Royalty ULC pleaded guilty last week to failing to ensure the health and safety of a worker under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The Alberta government says the worker was fatally injured Nov. 25, 2023, near Warburg, southwest of Edmonton, while clearing water and ice from piping.
An ice plug became dislodged and struck the worker.
The Crown withdrew 11 other charges against the Edmonton-based company.
The government says the fine is a creative sentence, where the money can be paid to an organization or project to improve or promote workplace health and safety.
It says the $360,000 fine is to go to the Alberta Mine Safety Association to develop best practices and training for water removal operations.
