Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Two companies were fined on July 17, 2018 after a construction worker was run over by a reversing grader.
Blog Post #935 – Injury to Young Worker Results in $100,000 Fine
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A Calgary-based company pleaded guilty and has been fined $100,000 after a young worker suffered permanent injuries.
Blog Post #927 – Death of Worker in Trench Results in $75,000 Fine
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Utility Force Inc. pleaded guilty and was given a fine of $75,000 in court after a worker died in a trench that collapsed.
Blog Post #921 – Subway Construction Death and Injuries Result in Trial, $50,000 In Fines to Subcontractor
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The 2011 death of a worker and injury to another at a Toronto Transit Commission subway construction site in North York has resulted in a $50,000 fine to a subcontractor of the project. Following a trial, Advanced Construction Techniques Ltd. was found guilty on August 16, 2016 and sentenced in court on September 26, 2016 by Judge Brent Knazan.