Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Fall 2022)
A supervisor for a refrigeration company has been fined $20,000 after a worker was killed in Ontario.
Blog Post #1428 – Worker Fatality During Electrical Maintenance Results in $200,000 Fine for Toronto Hydro
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited, an electric utility that owns and operates the electricity distribution system for the City of Toronto, suffered a fatal injury while performing work in an underground electrical vault.
Blog Post #1418 – Welder Dies from Injuries After Fall in Alberta
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept. 2015)
A worker at a construction site in Lethbridge, Alberta, has died of his injuries after falling from a roof, according to information from the OH&S division of the province’s Ministry of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour.
Blog Post #1416 – Workplace Fatality Results in $20,000 Fine for Supervisor of a Toronto Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker employed by L.Z. Refrigeration Inc. was fatally injured at the workplace while operating an Elevating Work Platform (EWP). Yuqin Liu failed as a supervisor to ensure that a worker worked in a manner and with the protective devices, measures and procedures as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. They also failed to provide the worker with oral and written instructions or training on the operation of an EWP which includes instructions with respect to the owner’s manual.