Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Two workers were killed in separate incidents a year apart. One worker was fatally injured after being struck by a tractor-trailer that was backing up; another worker was pinned against moving machinery.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Thyssenkrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited of Ottawa, Ontario, was injured while repairing an elevator that had not been properly locked out.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed at the Erie Meat Products Ltd. Plant in Mississauga, Ontario, was cleaning excess packaging from a machine was injured after removing interlocking guards from the front of the machine. The company failed to ensure that the hot dog loader/packer machine was locked-out when the worker was removing excess plastic.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine – (Oct. 2014)
Less than a month after two workers were fatally injured in separate gravel-crushing sites in Alberta, the Ministry of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour conducted focused inspections of these worksites.