Safety Regulations Missed In O’Keefe Ranch Accident

A WorkSafeBC Occupational Safety Officer outlines in a report the accident that injured O’Keefe Ranch Manager Glen Taylor.

The inspection report says an occupational health and safety regulation wasn’t met and the ranch never immediately informed WorkSafe of the accident.

Steven Marino says “Material was being transported by mobile equipment and it was not loaded or secured to prevent movement of the load which could create a hazard to workers.”

That material was a barrel that Taylor was transporting on a tractor last week when it became dislodged and struck him, leaving him with head and back injuries.