Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An Uxbridge construction company supervisor was fined $30,000 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed.
Blog Post #397 – Caterpillar Tunneling Canada Corp. Fined $130,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Caterpillar Tunneling Canada Corporation, a Toronto-based company that designs and builds tunnel boring machines (TBMs) used to dig underground circular tunnels, was fined $130,000 on December 22, 2011, for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #393 – Enbridge Gas Company, Utility Locator and Excavator Fined in Excess of $1.1 Million Total after Explosion
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc., of North York, was fined $350,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after an explosion near a construction site. Precision Utility Limited, a Mississauga provider of underground pipeline location services, was fined $200,000 in relation to the same incident. In addition, Enbridge pleaded guilty to charges under sec. 9(2) of Ontario Regulation 210/91 under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000 and was fined an additional $350,000. Furthermore, the excavator on this project, Warren Bitulithic Ltd. pleaded guilty in October of 2006 under the same regulation and was fined $225,000.
Blog Post #374 – Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. Fined $100,000 after Workers Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc., a company that operates an underground gold mine in Kirkland Lake, was fined $100,000 on September 6, 2011, for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act after two workers were injured.