Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker fell from a second-storey level through an opening that should have had a guardrail to protect workers from injury. Robert C. Nearing Holdings Inc. operates a Canadian Tire outlet in the City of Thunder Bay.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Cogent Power Inc. of Burlington, a manufacturer of transmission equipment for distribution of electrical energy, was injured after becoming caught in moving machinery which had not been equipped with a guard or other device to prevent access to a pinch point, as required by law.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Norbord Inc., of Toronto, Ontario, an international company that produces wood-based products, including Oriented Strand Board (OSB), a type of engineered wood, was injured when a machine activated unexpectedly. The machine was not equipped with a guard or other device in place to prevent access by a worker to hazardous moving parts.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Two workers, employed by Lorik Tool & Automation Inc., of Brantford, Ontario were injured when a heavy electrical panel fell over while it was being moved. The employer failed to ensure that there was a procedure in place to prevent material from injuring workers by tipping or falling.