Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An employee of Pioneer Construction Inc. of Sudbury, Ontario. while working on a float truck, fell from a ladder and was injured. The ladder should have been secured at the top and bottom to prevent movement. The accident happened at the Thunder Bay International Airport.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On July 21, 2016, a worker was fatally injured after being crushed by a steel coil that fell off a production line at the Janco Steel Ltd. steel plant in Stoney Creek, Ontario.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was killed, on December 15, 2016, by a cheese-cutter machine at the Saputo’s cheese production facility at 7 Riverside Drive, Trenton, Ontario. The device should have had a guard to prevent access to the cutter’s pinch point.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A 35-year old employee of Quebec’s agriculture ministry dies in an accident at a cranberry farm in Shawinigan. The accident occurred the morning of October 4, 2019, when the woman fell from a platform while filming at the site.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was killed, on December 15, 2016, by a cheese-cutter machine at the Saputo’s cheese production facility at 7 Riverside Drive, Trenton, Ontario. The device should have had a guard to prevent access to the cutter’s pinch point.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A steel truss fell off a forklift onto a worker, causing crushing injuries. An operator should have attended the forklift while its load was raised and the load of steel trusses should have been secured from tipping.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Exposure to cancer-causing agents in the workplace is estimated to cause 10,000 cancer cases across the country every year, according to a report.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Electrical fatalities in Ontario’s general public outnumbered workplace deaths in 2018, according to the Electrical Safety Authority’s latest report.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by GMJ Electric Inc., contracted by Santoro Construction Inc., out of Mississauga, Ontario, fell from a ladder and suffered critical injuries while performing electrical wiring work on a renovated office site.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An employee of Manotick Concrete Inc., 1249 River Road, Manotick, Ontario, provides concrete forming and foundation supplies, suffered critical injuries while working as part of a crew pouring concrete into form-work during the construction of the walls of a single-family home.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Written by David Reiter and Cynthia Sefton
(David and Cyhthia are partners with Aird and Berlis in Toronto.)
Safety blitz is in Ontario occur when the Ministry of Labour (MOL) attends a workplace unannounced to inspect the workplace for Occupational Health & Safety Act compliance.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Inspectors from the Ministry of Labour (MOL) are holding a workplace safety blitz, in an effort to prevent the most common worker injuries.