Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Cachet Homes Corp. of Mississauga, Ontario, a residential construction company, sustained critical injuries after falling from the second floor of a home under construction. The company failed, as an constructor, to ensure that a wooden guardrail system was securely fastened, as required by section 26.3(7) of Ontario Regulation 213/91, contrary section 23(1)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Kingsview Carpentry Ltd. of Vaughan, Ontario, a construction company specializing in residential carpentry, was fatally injured at a construction project after falling while positioning wooden roof trusses. The company failed, as an employer, to meet the requirements of section 125(1) of Ontario Regulation 213/91, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Summer 2024)
Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd., and supervisor Michael O’Neill, have been fined a total of $546,000, following the death of a worker in 2019.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Summer 2024)
Amico Contractors Inc. has been fined $80,000 after two workers were injured falling from a work platform.