Blog Post #1277 – Worker Struck by Exploding Cap, $70,000 Fine for City of London

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by the Corporation of the City of London, Ontario, was injured when a cap on a drain pipe shot off and struck the worker, resulting in critical injuries. The employer failed to take the reasonable precaution of ensuring that the internal pressure of the drain pipeline was released before the mechanical joint end cap was removed and/or loosened.

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