Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Precision Stamping of Windsor, Ontario, an industrial stamp press factory, was critically injured after being pinched between two metal racks due to a forklift collision. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the equipment was maintained in good condition, as required by section 25(1)(b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Inject Tech Plastics of Kitchener, Ontario, a company that provided molding solutions and assembly services to the medical, automotive and consumer industries, was critically injured after they backed into racking while operating a lift truck. By failing to provide proper training and supervision to the worker on the safe operation of lift trucks, Inject Tech Plastics failed to ensure that the measures and procedures as prescribed by section 51(2)(a) of Ontario Regulation 851/90 were carried out at the workplace, contrary to section 25(1)(c) and section 25(2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by MTCA Inc., was seriously injured after being struck by a forklift. The company failed to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed under section 11(a) of Ontario Regulation 851/90 were carried out at the workplace, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Spring 2022)
A Saskatchewan court has fined a contracting company $70,000 after a worker was injured while loading concrete forms.