The brother of a man who died seven years ago after a fall at work spoke poignantly of what the death has meant, as he addressed the sentencing of those who have admitted responsibility.
Brandon Alcorn, 22, died when he fell off the roof of a Kent Building Supplies in Dartmouth, N.S., that was under construction in March of 2018.
Steven Alcorn spoke last week in Dartmouth provincial court at the sentencing of an Ontario-based contractor, Insulated Panel Structures, and project foreman Jeff Gooch.
Both Gooch and the company pleaded guilty to offences under Nova Scotia's Occupational Health and Safety Act. Gooch was earlier acquitted of criminal negligence in the case, in part, because the judge found Brandon Alcorn was impaired by drugs at the time of his death.
At the sentencing, the Crown and defence submitted a joint recommendation. Judge Jamie Van Wart fined Gooch a total of $14,000 and the company $100,000, plus victim fine surcharges of $15,000.
"In seven years, I have started to forget what his voice sounded like, the sound of his laugh," Steven Alcorn said in his victim impact statement.
"I can tell you what I haven't forgotten, and what I never will forget. Watching the video of Brandon take his last step off the roof of the Kent building and falling to his death. I see that every time I close my eyes, and I always will."
Steven Alcorn said their father died last summer, never knowing whether anyone would be held accountable for Brandon's death.