{"id":801960,"date":"2026-07-14T19:44:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/801960\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T19:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:44:19","slug":"calgary-company-fined-after-worker-dies-in-2023-excavation-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/801960\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary company fined after worker dies in 2023 excavation collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Calgary plumbing company has pleaded guilty to failing to protect a worker following a fatal construction incident in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The case stems from a June 8, 2023 excavation collapse at a water and sewer line worksite in the northwest Calgary community of Charleswood.<\/p>\n<p>A trench caved in and buried a worker who later died. The incident triggered an investigation into whether proper safety measures were in place at the time of the collapse.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Mike\u2019s Plumbing Ltd. entered the guilty plea on Monday in a Calgary courtroom, according to the province. Ten additional charges were withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>The court issued a $115,000 fine, including the victim fine surcharge. The judge also imposed a creative sentence requiring the company to pay $215,000 to the Injury Prevention Centre. <\/p>\n<p>The funding will support a province\u2011wide safety campaign aimed at helping young workers identify hazards, speak up about unsafe conditions, and reduce workplace injuries through education and industry partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>Both Mr. Mike\u2019s Plumbing Ltd. and the Crown have 30 days to appeal the conviction or the penalty.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Calgary as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=calgary.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782746833_947_google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Calgary plumbing company has pleaded guilty to failing to protect a worker following a fatal construction incident&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":801961,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":["post-801960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-ca","tag-calgary","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}