Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The death of a migrant farm worker has resulted in a fine of $82,500 to a potato farm after the worker was crushed by a potato hopper assembly.
Blog Post #816 – Asbestos Cited as Culprit in Many Quebec Workplace Deaths
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A majority of work-related deaths in Quebec in the first seven months of 2009 were the result of asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, note statistics released by the Confederation des syndicats nationaux (CSN).
Blog Post #814 – Faurecia Automotive Seating Canada Ltd. Fined $80,000 After Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Faurecia Automotive Seating Canada Ltd. pleaded guilty and has been fined $80,000 after a worker was injured by a storage bin that collapsed while it was being pushed.
Blog Post #813 – Contractor Fined $120,000 in Death of Worker
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A contractor at the construction of the roadway leading to the proposed international crossing between Windsor and Detroit pleaded guilty and has been fined $120,000 in the death of a worker who was killed by a falling steel concrete-forming panel.