Posts Categorized As: Machine Guarding

Blog Post #1597 – Workplace Injury Results in $55,000 Fine for Windsor Manufacturer of Aluminum Products

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker was injured while operating a saw on an aluminum extrusion press. Can Art Aluminum Extrusion Canada Inc. failed to ensure the measures and procedures prescribed under section 24 of the Regulation for Industrial Establishments were carried out at the workplace, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1583 – Workplace Injury Results in $50,000 Fine for Guelph Cabinet Maker

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker sustained critical injuries while using a saw blade to cut cabinet drawers. BND Woodworking Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices provided by the employer were maintained in good condition at a workplace, as required by section 25(1)(b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1568 – Workplace Injury Results in $80,000 Fine for Toronto-based Company

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

 Stackpole International Powder Metal, Ltd. (the Company) failed to ensure that machinery being operated was equipped with a guard or other device to prevent access to moving parts, as prescribed by section 24 of Ontario Reg. 851, Industrial Establishments. This is contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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