Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba has issued a reminder on safe work procedures during the winter months to outdoor workers.
Blog Post #685 – Maple Reinders Worker Fall Spurs Fine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Maple Reinders Construction Ltd. was fined $55,000 on November 29, 2012, for a worker injury that occurred in 2010. Workers were stripping forms off a concrete wall at a waste processing facility under construction in Guelph, Ontario, when the form tipped over, causing the worker to fall from the top of the wall and sustain leg injuries.
Blog Post #682 – Johnson Controls Fined $155,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Johnson Controls Automotive Canada LP, a manufacturer of foam seats for the automotive industry, has been fined $155,000 after a worker was killed when a hook holding open a metal lid broke.
Blog Post #681 – Action Trailer Sales Inc. Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Action Trailer Sales Inc., a company that sells, leases, maintains and repairs all types of semi-trailers, has been fined $50,000 after a worker was injured while changing equipment on a trailer.