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    June 2014 Update on Brian Fitzpatricks's battle against Kiewit

    Thank you all for you interest and support. Unfortunately...all we can do is work to reinstate the original 250,000 dollar fine, and place the guilt where it belongs We will not let PKS write the history book on this one. Brian is fully prepared to go the distance in this battle...
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    June 2014 Update on Brian Fitzpatricks's battle against Kiewit

    I'll make this quick so that your eyes don't glaze over. Sam was killed at the Kiewit hydro-electric project at Toba Inlet in Feb of 2009 as the result of a huge boulder rolling down from a work-site above him WorkSafeBC used these words to describe Kiewit management [111] In...
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    My Appendix Burst in a Remote Logging Camp

    Thanks guys... Looking back at the first inkling of trouble...several days before I started hurling, I had two days of minor belly pain after eating breakfast. It was low in my abdomen, and at a very small and distinct point. Lunch and dinner didn't cause any issues for some reason. After the...
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    My Appendix Burst in a Remote Logging Camp

    Thanks, I'm grateful that it all worked out. It's amazing how many people were involved in getting me out, and then tending to me in the hospital. A small, dedicated army to say the least.
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    My Appendix Burst in a Remote Logging Camp

    So there I was minding my own business, working away in camp. One fine mid-morning a bit of abdominal distress takes me out of the game. Symptoms that feel like flu or perhaps "beaver fever" take me down for 3 1/2 days. Somewhat ill, but not concerned, we made plans for me to leave early. For...
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    S. Madill, Blacksmith, Founded in 1911 in Nanaimo BC

    We should start a special therapy section for those who have worked for Lemare Lake Logging ...and the Duke.
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    BC logging equipment left to rust

    That'll buff right out... I guess if the counterweight gets a clean spot..you will know that you got too close to something
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    WorkSafeBC report on Toba Inlet 2009 death at Kiewit project

    Book review of "Still Dying for a Living" about the Westray law that goes unused in Canada. Book is written by Canadian criminologist Steven Bittle and is reviewed by Tom Sandborn. The Sam Fitzpatrick/Kiewit case is mentioned...
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    WorkSafeBC report on Toba Inlet 2009 death at Kiewit project

    Westray Law book reviewed...Sam Fitzpatrick and Kiewit mentioned Making a killing in business has a literal meaning in Canada BY TOM SANDBORN, SPECIAL TO THE SUN JULY 26, 2013 9:37 AM Still Dying for a Living:Corporate Criminal Liability After the Westray Mine Disaster...
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    Washington Iron Works and thier machines

    Was there a fist fight and broken beer bottles...or just a hissy fit ...now that you two have "matured"??
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    WorkSafeBC report on Toba Inlet 2009 death at Kiewit project

    July 18/2013 Tyee article on Kiewit getting fined for worker death in the U.S. and issues here in B.C http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/2013/07/18/Kiewit-Fine-California/ Hi-
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    WorkSafeBC report on Toba Inlet 2009 death at Kiewit project

    July 8/2013 Article in the Tyee, by Tom Sandborn about the Canadian "Westray law"...worker deaths and criminal investigations...Brian Fitzpatrick's long battle with the system...plus...unions, lawyers and politicians trying to help...
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    WorkSafeBC report on Toba Inlet 2009 death at Kiewit project

    In today's "The Tyee"...journalist Tom Sandborn asks BC Premier Christy Clark a few questions. Question 16 is about Sam Fitzpatrick and Kiewit. http://thetyee.ca/News/2013/07/04/Christy-Clark-Byelection-Debate-Questions/
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    S. Madill, Blacksmith, Founded in 1911 in Nanaimo BC

    Simon Does this rig get towed down the highway like this? Is the accessory axle there to make it road legal...and is it just built for this rig?... Dos the tow truck take it all the way up the hill? Mike
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    BC logging equipment left to rust

    That's pretty cool stuff. You don't see that everyday!....did someone torch it? Was the blade removed for transport?
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