Report by: Marcel Vander Wier for the OH&S Canada magazine
The September 25, 2019 death of a Fiera Foods worker in Toronto has sparked protests in a comprehensive review into the health and safety culture and practices of the industrial bakery.
Blog Post #1105 – Injury on Cutting Machine Results in $60,000 in Fines for Scarborough Noodle Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Hung Wang Foods Inc., a company that operates a noodle manufacturing facility, suffered injury while attempting to clear dough that was jammed in a noodle cutting machine. Fred King-Cheong Fung, a director of the company, was also charged in the incident.
Blog Post #1104 – Head Injury Kills Worker in Newfoundland
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The man has died as a result of a head injury from a scissor-lift accident at the College of the North Atlantic in Stephenville, Newfoundland.
Blog Post #1103 – Company Fined $170,000 After Death of Worker at Orillia Quarry
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Walker Aggregate, was killed after being pulled into moving machinery at his employer at his employer’s quarry at 2646 Nichols Line, Orillia, Ontario.