Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (December 2016)
A vegetable-processing company in the community of Delhi, Ontario was fined $54,000 on October 20, 2016over a worker’s permanent injury.
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Blog Post #1547 – St. Thomas Hardware and Building Centre Retailer Fined $70,000 After Workplace Injury
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker suffered critical injuries when they were struck by a forklift operated by another worker in the Geerlinks Home Hardware Building Centre lumber yard. Geerlinks failed to provide information, instruction and/or supervision to workers regarding the operation of forklifts.
Blog Post #1546 – Greater Sudbury Mining and Construction Contractor Fined $125,000 After Workplace Injury
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was critically injured when a construction drill rig tipped on uneven ground and struck them. Consbec Inc. failed to ensure the worker had been provided sufficient information, instruction and supervision on the safe operation of the drill rig. Consbec Inc. is a surface and underground mining and civil construction contractor.
Blog Post #1545 – Cement Company Fined a Total of $190,000 After Workers Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Three workers, employed by Lehigh Cement Limited, now operating as Heidelberg Materials Canada Limited, of Calgary, Alberta, were injured while performing maintenance on a cement kiln. The company failed to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.