Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Inspectors from the Ministry of Labour (MOL) are holding a workplace safety blitz, in an effort to prevent the most common worker injuries.
Blog Post #1109 – Death of Pedestrian Results in $195,000 Fine to Sudbury Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On September 30, 2015, A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a road grader that was reversing. The worker was working for Interpaving Limited in Sudbury, Ontario, a company contracted to undertake water-main improvements and repaving in downtown Sudbury.
Blog Post #1108 – Dangling Window Washer Rescued from Swinging Scaffolding in Edmonton
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The city of Edmonton says it’s investigating a window-washing company that was working on the capitals tallest tower in windy conditions October 25, 2019 when a suspended platform smashed into the building and through a worker over a railing.
Blog Post #1107 – Worker Crushed by Mobile Home, RV Resort Fined in London Court
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Workers were moving a mobile home at the Golden Pond RV Resort, 4340 Cromarty Drive, RR 2, Mossley, Ontario, a mobile home and recreational vehicle residential park and campground, from one site to an adjacent one when the mobile home shifted, fell off the jacks supporting it, and came down on one of the workers, who died from the injuries.