Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Occupational health and safety officials in the Yukon have released preliminary reports into two mining fatalities with an eye to enhancing prevention of all work-related accidents.
Blog Post #794 – 407 East Constructor Fined $50,000 After Equipment Contacts Overhead Power Line
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The companies building the Highway 407 East extension have pleaded guilty and have been given a fine of $50,000 after equipment being used by a worker made contact with energized power lines.
Blog Post #793 – Avenue Building Corporation Fined $70,000 After Worker Suffers Fracture
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Avenue Building Corporation, a company that provides concrete formwork for construction projects, has received a fine of $70,000 after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #785 – Company and Employers Fined After Kingston Fire That Endangered Workers, Injured Crane Operator
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Following a fire at a construction project in Kingston that led to a crane operator being rescued by military helicopter, three individuals and the company that employed the workers have pleaded guilty in court and fined a total of $74,000.