Posts Categorized As: Employment Standard

Blog Post #649 – J.R. Contracting Property Services Ltd. Fined $75,000, Supervisor Jailed After Worker Permanently Injured

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

J.R. Contracting Property Services Ltd., a Woodbridge company engaged in garbage removal and hauling, and a supervisor have been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a worker who fell off a roof. The company was fined $75,000 and the supervisor has been sentenced to 45 days in jail. A company representative has also been fined $2,000 for obstructing a Ministry of Labour investigation.

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Blog Post #636 – Worker Fatality Spurs Penalty to In-Line Contracting Ltd.

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

An Edmonton-based company has been fined $16,000 following an incident that killed a worker. In-Line Contracting Ltd. pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that an effective safeguard was put into place to prevent contact with a dangerous part of a machine, notes a statement from Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety in June, 2012.

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