Food processing company facing 26 charges after worker fatally injured in Alberta smokehouse

A commercialized nutrient processing institution is facing 26 charges aft an Edmonton worker became trapped successful a smokehouse and died.

Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc. is charged pinch offences nether Alberta wellness and information laws.

The state says nan installation supervisor had gone to cheque nan somesthesia of nan smokehouse successful March 2023 and was trapped inside.

The worker was recovered by a co-worker and later died owed to power exposure.

It’s alleged nan institution grounded to guarantee nan smokehouse was good maintained and not a consequence for staff.

Sofina Foods says successful a connection it has co-operated afloat pinch nan provincial investigation and called nan decease a “deeply saddening accident.”

“Our group are nan bosom of our business, and our works superintendent, Samir, was an important portion of our Sofina family,” said nan connection Monday.

“His passing profoundly affected his family, our team, and our community. We proceed to beryllium concerned for them and their well-being.”

Smokehouses are utilized to process and sphere meat.

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The institution said that because nan matter is earlier nan courts, it would not beryllium commenting further astatine this time.