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West Fraser Mills fined $110K in death of contractor buried by frozen wood fibre inside B.C. silo

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A worker died after being buried by frozen wood fibre inside a silo at West Fraser Mills Ltd.'s Quesnel sawmill, triggering a $110,855.83 penalty imposed by WorkSafeBC on May 12,…

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