Excerpt from the Ontario Government’s ‘Newsroom’
Giffels Design-Building Inc., a Toronto-based designer and constructor, was fined $145,000 for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed.
Blog Post #198 – Collapsed Stack Claims Young Worker
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An 18-year-old worker in Ontario suffered fatal crushing injuries when a stack of steel tubing fell on him, prompting a $75,000 fine for his employer.
Blog Post #197 – Separate Accidents Spur High Fines at Stelco
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
An Ontario steelmaker has received a total fine of $400,000 following separate incidents at the company’s operations in Hamilton, Ontario in which three workers received serious injuries.
Blog Post #195 – NATSCO Mechanical Contractors Inc. Fined $70,000 after Worker Seriously Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
NATSCO Mechanical Contractors Inc., a Sarnia-based company, was fined $70,000 on May 10, 2010 for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was struck by a 3,500 kilogram pipe and seriously injured.