A major B.C. timber company has been fined almost $111,000 after a worker who was cleaning wood fibre from inside a silo was buried, trapped and killed. The incident occurred in January 2025 after a fire ignited inside a silo at West Fraser Timber Co.’s Westpine sawmill in Quesnel. …“The fibre blocked access to the silo hatch and engulfed the worker, who sustained fatal injuries,” stated WorkSafeBC. …The resulting investigation from B.C.’s occupational health and safety agency later determined that as the prime contractor, the timber company was responsible for a multi-layered, high-risk failure. The investigation found West Fraser failed to appoint an adequately trained person to oversee the confined space entry program. …The company was also found to have failed in its rescue preparedness: The worker’s harness was not attached to a lifeline managed by a standby person, and the standby worker was not equipped or capable of using lifting equipment for an immediate rescue.