Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Maple Leaf Foods Inc., carrying on business as Maple Leaf Consumer Foods and Cappola Food, has been fined $110,000 after a worker lost fingers in a chopping machine.
Blog Post #657 – Gas Line Rupture Prompts Fine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The individual responsible for rupturing a gas line that resulted in the deaths of two nearby workers was issued a $28,000 fine on August 01, 2012.
Blog Post #654 – Arc Flash Injury Prompts Fine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Services Canada Inc. has been convicted of hiring an unlicensed individual to do electrical work, in contravention of the Electrical Safety Act, after a worker suffered arc flash injuries while removing conductors from an electrical panel.
Blog Post #652 – Starland Contracting Ltd. and Director Fined $38,000 Total for Failure to Comply with Law
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Starland Contracting Ltd., a Mississauga construction company, was fined a total of $29,500 for multiple violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The company’s director was fined a total of $8,500 for further violations of the Act.