Electrical distributor charged in 2024 workplace death in Edmonton

Edmonton · New An electrical distribution company has been charged in the death of a worker in Edmonton two years ago. Company allowed the worker to be 'in the line of fire,' charges allege Wallis Snowdon · CBC News · Posted: Oct 23, 2026 1:25 PM EDT | Last Updated: 36 minutes ago Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.

Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The worker was fatally injured in 2024 while using nitrogen gas under high pressure to test for leaks in a cylinder.

Charges have now been laid against Guillevin International Co in the death. (Government of Alberta) An electrical distribution company has been charged in the death of a worker in Edmonton two years ago. Montreal-based Guillevin International Co is facing eight charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to protect the man’s safety.

According to the charges, the employee was killed on Oct. 21, 2024, while testing a large cylinder for leaks. As part of the process, he filled the container with nitrogen gas at high pressure.

The cylinder end cap — a plug or cover on one end — failed and, propelled by the extreme pressure, struck the man, causing fatal injuries. Alberta landscaping company fined in fatal fall at Edmonton construction site Operator fined in fracking pond drowning death in northern Alberta The charges, announced last week, allege the company failed to protect the worker from being struck with a projectile, by not having a cage or guard around the cylinder, or a pressure-release valve.

Investigators allege the company did not ensure the equipment was operated and maintained to the manufacturer’s specifications and allowed a worker to be positioned “in the line of fire” of a potential hazard, the charges read. Company fined in connection with fatal forklift accident in 2023 Company building Edmonton's Valley Line West LRT fined for serious workplace injury According to its website, Guillevin is one of Canada's largest and oldest national electrical distributors, with more than 120 locations across the country.

"This was a tragic accident, and as we mark the second anniversary this week, our thoughts remain with our colleague’s family and co-workers," company officials said in a statement to CBC News Friday. "We have co-operated fully with the Occupational Health and Safety authorities since the accident and will continue to do so." "Out of respect for the family and everyone affected by this tragedy, we will not be providing further comment." The company is scheduled for its first court appearance in the Alberta Court of Justice in Edmonton on Dec.

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