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Blog Post #391 – Construction Workers Injured, One Fatally in Saskatoon

April 16, 2020October 6, 2013 by Dan

Report from the OH&S Canada magazine One construction worker died and another was seriously injured in a late-afternoon accident in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on December 10, 2008. At about 4 pm, the two men were working on a condominium development project when one worker fell approximately six storeys. Bob Fawcett, assistant fire chief with Saskatoon Fire … Continue Reading

Blog Post #383 – Jury Weighs In On ‘Fall Protection’

April 15, 2020September 22, 2013 by Dan

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

A coroner’s jury probing the death of an Ontario construction worker in 2006 has made a series of recommendations meant to enhance fall protection.

Blog Post #380 – New Forest Paper Mills and Supervisor Fined $130,000 Total after Worker Killed

April 14, 2020September 1, 2013 by Dan

Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

2021960 Ontario Inc., carrying on business as New Forest Paper Mills LP, was fined $125,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed. A supervisor, Morteza Alemi, was fined $5,000 in relation to the same incident.

Blog Post #373 – Hardrock Forming Company Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured

April 14, 2020July 16, 2013 by Receptionist

Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

Hardrock Forming Co. – Division of 5556347 Ontario Limited was found guilty and fined $50,000 on August 26, 2011, after being convicted of a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

On November 4, 2008, a Hardrock employee was working on a project at 220 Commerce Valley Drive West in Markham. The project involved a system of wooden moulds for concrete called formwork. The worker stepped on the formwork and fell through, suffering a wrist injury.

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