The family of a man who fell to his death at a Clayton Park construction site three years ago read emotional victim impact statements on Tuesday at the sentencing of his employer.

Alan Fraser, 21, died when he fell from the sixth floor of an apartment building under construction in November 2013. He was working for Parkland Construction.

"When my brother died, a part of me died with him," Deanna Fraser, one of Alan Fraser's sisters, told the court.

"I'm fighting a war inside my head every single day."

'Loss has hollowed out this family'

Judge Anne Derrick took 30 minutes to prepare her decision after the victim impact statements were read in Halifax provincial court on Tuesday. She sentenced Parkland Construction to a $70,000 penalty.

Derrick said the company's failure to provide Fraser with fall prevention gear was a "terrible omission."

"This terrible loss has hollowed out this family," Derrick said.

Fraser fell from a building that was, at the time, under construction at 110 Greenpark Close in Clayton Park. (Angela MacIvor/CBC)

"It's so hard being an emotional wreck and trying not to show it," said Jennifer Fraser-Pruneau, another of Alan Fraser's sisters.

"My heart breaks every time my kids tell me how much they miss their uncle."

The $70,000 penalty was recommended by both Crown and defence lawyers, and includes a $37,000 fund to establish a bursary at the Nova Scotia Community College in Fraser's name.

Remaining charges dismissed

The company pleaded guilty in April to one charge under Nova Scotia's Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to provide fall protection.

Derrick dismissed the remaining charges.

The lawyer for Parkland Construction told the court the company has implemented fall prevention training for all employees, and has purchased new safety gear including harnesses and lift equipment for construction sites.

Fraser's 2 sisters read powerful, emotional victim impact statements at the sentencing. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nscourts?src=hash">#nscourts</a> —@CBCBlairRhodes

Sister: "When my brother died, a part of me died with him." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nscourts?src=hash">#nscourts</a> —@CBCBlairRhodes