Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (October 2016)
A judge fines a farm owner $18,000 on August 26, 2016, in connection with a fatality in 2015.
Blog Post #1396 – COVID-19 Outbreak results in $125,000 Fine for Norfolk County Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Scotlynn Sweetpac Growers Inc., a farming operation in the municipality of Norfolk County, failed to isolate workers after a COVID-19 outbreak.
Blog Post #1381 – Migrant Worker Killed by Coronavirus on an Ontario Farm
Excerpt from the Summer 2022 Edition of the OH&S Canada magazine
Scottlynn Sweet Pac Growers in Vittoria, Ontario, plead guilty to health and safety violations after one of its workers contracted Covid-19 and died. It was fined $125,000 plus a 25% victim fine surcharge. The maximum fine the court could have imposed was $1.5 million.
Blog Post #1364 – Critical Injury at Greenhouse Facility Results in $70,000 Fine for Chatham-based Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s Newsroom
A worker, employed by Truly Green of Chatham, Ontario was critically injured while performing work at the company’s facility.