A worker at a Calgary steel manufacturing facility was greasing equipment when he became entangled in it and suffered serious injuries.
That was September 11, 2023. On August 5 this year, the company pleaded guilty in Calgary Court of Justice to one count under Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to ensure the health and safety of a worker.
The court fined the company $138,000, including the victim fine surcharge. All remaining charges were withdrawn.
What happened at the Calgary steel plant
The incident happened on September 11, 2023, at a steel manufacturing facility in Calgary.
According to the Alberta government, a worker was greasing manufacturing equipment when he became entangled in the equipment and suffered serious injuries.
The government has not released further details about the equipment involved or the worker's injuries. The company later pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the health and safety of a worker.
Nearly three years, and a change of owner
The plea was entered by InterPro Pipe & Steel Inc. The company was formerly known as Evraz Inc. NA Canada, which is the name it operated under at the time of the incident.
Atlas Holdings, a Connecticut-based investment firm, completed its acquisition of Evraz North America on July 31, 2025, and the Canadian operations were rebranded as InterPro Pipe and Steel under a new parent, Orion Steel Companies.
The injury, the sale and the guilty plea fall in that order across just under three years.
What the province released and what it didn't
The release does not say whether the equipment was running, what part of the machine the worker was caught in, how long he was trapped, or what his injuries were. It does not name him or say whether he returned to work.
Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration does not release sentencing documents. Those are available through the Calgary Court of Justice, which is where that detail sits for anyone who wants it.
The company and the Crown each have up to 30 days to appeal the conviction or the penalty.
What the $138,000 covers
The figure includes the victim fine surcharge, an amount added to provincial fines that funds victim services.
Alberta's OHS laws set the baseline health and safety rules for workplaces across the province. Charges may be laid when a failure to follow them results in a fatality or serious injury.
What is InterPro Pipe & Steel
InterPro Pipe & Steel is the company that pleaded guilty in connection with the 2023 Calgary workplace injury.
Its current ownership dates to 2025, when Atlas Holdings completed its acquisition of Evraz North America. The InterPro name revives IPSCO, or Interprovincial Steel and Pipe Co., which ran the Regina plant for decades before Swedish firm SSAB bought it in 2007 and Evraz acquired the North American tubular operations the following year.
The company operates steel and pipe facilities across Alberta and Saskatchewan, including its Calgary operation. The United Steelworkers, which represents more than 1,000 workers across those sites, described the Calgary plant as a weld line tube and casing facility when the sale closed.
What workers should know about unsafe work
Alberta workers have three rights under OHS law: the right to know about hazards in the workplace, the right to participate in health and safety decisions, and the right to refuse work they believe is dangerous.
Refusing unsafe work is a formal process rather than a walkout. You report the concern to your employer, the employer investigates, and you cannot be disciplined for a refusal made in good faith. If it isn't resolved, OHS can be brought in.
Unsafe work can be reported to Alberta OHS at 1-866-415-8690, anonymously if you prefer. Employers must report serious injuries and fatalities to OHS immediately.
Sources
Government of Alberta, news release, "Company fined for a workplace injury," August 10, 2026
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act
Calgary Court of Justice, sentencing record, August 5, 2026
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