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A worker, employed by E.H.E. Construction Group Inc. of King, Ontario, was critically injured when a section of a concrete basement wall collapsed at a residential construction project. E.H.E. Construction Group Inc. failed to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 31(1)(b) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 were carried out at the workplace, contrary to sections 25(1)(c) and 23(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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A worker, employed by Sega Group Inc. of Navan, Ontario, an electrical contracting company providing powerline and utility services, was injured when a concrete streetlight post toppled during hoisting. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 150(2)(a) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 (Construction Projects) were carried out, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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A worker, employed by Fer-Pal Construction Ltd., 171 Fenmar Drive, North York, Ontario, a trenchless technology company involved in water main rehabilitation, suffered serious injuries after being exposed to hot water while working on a water main. Fer-Pal Construction Ltd. failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 71 of O. Reg. 213/91: Construction Projects were carried out, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Additionally, Antonio Visconti, as a supervisor, contravened section 27(1)(a) of the Act.
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A worker, employed by KAS Aluminum & Copper Ltd. of Toronto, Ontario, a contractor that installs windows, eavestroughs and siding, was fatally injured falling from a roof. The company failed to ensure the worker was using fall protection when exposed to the hazard of falling more than three metres, contrary to section 26.1(2) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 as required by section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.