Posts Categorized As: Industrial

Blog Post #1538 – Workplace Injury Results in $100,000 Fine for Brampton Company

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Sin Structures Inc. of Brampton, Ontario, was critically injured during the construction of a bridge. Contrary to safety procedures, Sin Structures Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure equipment was moved without endangering the safety of a worker as outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1536 – Workplace Injury Results in $170,000 Fine for Mississauga-based Company

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker was critically injured while conducting maintenance and repair on two industrial fans at the Brantford facility. Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. failed as an employer to ensure applicable requirements under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and Ontario Regulation 851/90 were followed.

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Blog Post #1525 – Toronto Countertop Installation Company Fined $100,000 After Workplace Fatality

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by GTA Granite and Marble Countertops Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, was fatally injured when they were struck by a slab of granite that tipped over while it was being removed from a storage rack. GTA Granite and Marble Countertops Inc. failed to ensure the stone slab was removed from the rack in a manner that would not endanger the safety of any worker.

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