Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A meat packing company in Concord was found guilty after a trial and fined $55,000 after a young worker was injured while using a forklift.
Blog Post #1009 – Diamond Drilling Company Fined $200,000 After Worker Killed by Falling Tree
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Following a trial, Orbit Garant Drilling Services Inc., a diamond drilling company operating in northeastern Ontario, was found guilty and fined $200,000 after a worker was killed by a falling tree while exiting a bulldozer.
Blog Post #1007 – Recycling Company Fined $65,000 After Worker Suffers Permanent Injury
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
The recycling company that operates glass recycling facilities for Ontario’s municipal blue-box collection, deposit return program and the Beer Store pleaded guilty and has been fined $65,000 after a worker suffered a permanent injury caused by running machinery.
Blog Post #1006 – WSIB Re-examines Past Claims
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Toronto will review more than 300 claims filed by rubber workers in the Kitchener-Waterloo area since 2002 that had not previously been allowed.