Posts Categorized As: Engineering Standards

Blog Post #1233 – Fatality Results in $125,000 Fine for Sudbury Construction Company

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

 A worker was killed after jumping from a truck that was rolling backward and downhill at a culvert and bridge rehabilitation project north of Elliot Lake on Highway 639. The worker was employed by Teranorth Construction & Engineering Ltd. of Sudbury, Ontario; a business focusing on highway construction, municipal infrastructure and site development.

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Blog Post #1205 – Death of Worker in Tottenham Construction Project Results in $130,000 Fine to Japanese Company

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker was performing diagnostic tests on a new metal stamping press and feeder when a component moved and pinned the worker within the equipment, causing fatal injuries. The worker was employed by Access Limited, 1080 Kouzu-Machi, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-0821, Japan, an engineering company that develops, designs and manufactures automation equipment for automated press and machine lines and provides production start-up and service support.

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