Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Mike Vallee, an employer who operated a demolition and salvage business, was fined $25,000 for contravening the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed and another seriously injured.
Blog Post #672 – Monaghan Mushrooms Ltd. Pleads Guilty, Fined $140,000 after Death of Worker
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Following the death of a worker, Monaghan Mushrooms Ltd., a Campbellville mushroom grower, has pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable precautions for the safety of workers and has been fined $140,000.
Blog Post #671 – Company Director Fined for Not Ensuring Workers Use Safety Belts
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A director of ADN Stucco Ltd., a company based in Mississauga, has been fined $3,000 after pleading guilty to failing to ensure that workers using elevating work platforms used safety belts to protect them against falls.
Blog Post #669 – Goldcorp Canada Ltd. Worker Fatality Yields Fine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Goldcorp Canada Ltd. was fined $350,000 on October 11, 2012 following the death of a worker who was run over and killed by a scoop tram at the company’s Hoyle Pond mine in Timmins, Ontario on March 10, 2011.