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Blog Post #1593 – Workplace Death Results in $60,000 Fine for Sarnia Recycling Facility

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker was fatally injured while replacing a faulty hydraulic hose on a forklift. Revital Polymers Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure the forklift was not left unattended, contrary to section 58 of the Regulation for Industrial Establishments and a violation of section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1549 – Workplace Injury Results in $50,000 Fine for Brantford Company

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker was seriously injured while repairing the brakes on a motor home. Bert’s Truck and Trailer Repair Inc. failed, as an employer, to protect a worker by ensuring the safety measures and procedures required for preventing an elevated vehicle from falling on a worker were carried out, as outlined in section 74 of the Regulation for Industrial Establishments.

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