Posts Categorized As: Lift Truck

Blog Post #1552 – Workplace Injury Results in $65,000 Fine for Brampton-based Company

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker was critically injured by an automatic roll-down door while operating a lift truck. Nova Cold Logistics ULC o/a Americold failed, as an employer, to ensure the bottom edge sensor on the roll-down H-Door was maintained in good condition, contrary to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1550 – Workplace Injury Results in $75,000 Fine for London-based Company

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Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

 A worker was critically injured while moving a heavy metal beam at the Facility. Misteelco Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure the beam was handled without endangering the safety of a worker as prescribed by section 45(b) of the Regulation for Industrial Establishments and contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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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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