Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Nov. 2015). An industrial accident at a construction site in Peterborough, Ontario has killed a 56-year-old male worker during the ongoing expansion of the city’s Bensfort Landfill.
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Blog Post #1343 – Rock Fall in Hagersville Mine Injures Two Workers, Company Fined $110,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Two workers were injured when a ledge of rock fell on them. The workers were employed by CGC Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario, a company that markets, manufactures and distributes gypsum products, including interior finishing materials and building materials. The company’s underground mine in Hagersville, Ontario.
Blog Post #1342 – Two Fatalities Result in $700,000 in Fines for North York Bakery Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Two workers were killed in separate incidents a year apart. One worker was fatally injured after being struck by a tractor-trailer that was backing up; another worker was pinned against moving machinery.
Blog Post #1341 – More Support for Paramedics
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (November 2015)
A new report by City of Toronto Ombudsman, Fiona Crean, concludes that the city’s paramedic service needs to offer more assistance to its workers who suffer from psychological stress and post-traumatic stress disorder.