Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (May 2016)
Two companies were fined over unrelated incidents that led to amputations for their workers.
Blog Post#1368 – Critical Injury at Vaughan Facility Results in $80,000 Fine for British Columbia-based Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp., a British Columbia, a company that manufactures baked goods and supplies retailers and the foodservice industry, was injured after not being made aware of workplace hazards.
Blog Post #1359 – Workplace Fatality Results in $75,000 Fine for Trenton-based Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker employed by Manoaka Developments, Inc., carrying on business as Dolphin Fiberglass Pools Canada in Trenton, suffered a fatal injury while performing duties in the outside storage yard at the Trenton facility.
Blog Post #1358 – Injury Results in $70,000 Fine for Oakville-based Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Accuristix, Inc. of Oakville, Ontario, a company which provides services to the healthcare industry, suffered a critical injury while performing work at the Woodbridge warehouse.