Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On May 23, 2013, an accident occurred at 4819 8th Concession Road, Windsor, Ontario, now known as the South West Detention Centre (SWDC), a provincially-operated jail facility.
Blog Post #1064 – Company Fined $60,000 in Eglinton Crosstown Wall Collapse
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Workers for Delsan – A.I.M. Environmental Services Inc., on April 18, 2016, were directing pedestrian traffic while a wall on the project site was being demolished. While a worker was escorting pedestrians underneath an overhead protection, the wall under demolition collapsed, injuring one worker and a number of pedestrians.
Blog Post #1062 – Dying to work: We should protect our young
Original Report by: Buzz Hargrove
David Ellis, an 18-year-old student from Burlington, Ont., became entangled in a commercial dough mixer in a bakery. He died on Feb. 17, 1999. It was his second day on a job that was to last only three weeks.
Blog Post #1051 – Windsor Roofing Company Fined in Young Worker Fatality
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On December 11, 2015, a young worker fell from the roof of a house that was being re-shingled. A lanyard was apparently detached from a safety line at the time. The young worker was hospitalized for over six months but did not regain consciousness and passed away.