Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Utility Force Inc. pleaded guilty and was given a fine of $75,000 in court after a worker died in a trench that collapsed.
Blog Post #921 – Subway Construction Death and Injuries Result in Trial, $50,000 In Fines to Subcontractor
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The 2011 death of a worker and injury to another at a Toronto Transit Commission subway construction site in North York has resulted in a $50,000 fine to a subcontractor of the project. Following a trial, Advanced Construction Techniques Ltd. was found guilty on August 16, 2016 and sentenced in court on September 26, 2016 by Judge Brent Knazan.
Blog Post #916 – Crane Company Fined $120,000 After Worker Permanently Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Following a trial, Sterling Crane Division of Procrane Inc., has been fined $120,000 in provincial court after a worker was struck by part of a crane and suffered permanent injuries.
Blog Post #915 – Trench Collapse Yields Penalty
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A court fined Toronto firm Utility Force Inc. $75,000 on October 7, 2016, over a fatal trench collapse more than two years earlier.