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Blog Post #1737 – Workplace Injury Results in $130,000 Fine for Calgary-based Company

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by NOVA Chemicals Corporation of Calgary, Alberta, a petrochemical manufacturer that operates facilities across Canada, sustained serious injuries after hot liquid was discharged from an exhaust stack during maintenance work. The company failed to provide information, instruction and supervision to protect workers from hazards associated with intermittent blowdown operations, contrary to section 25(2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1715 – Concord Company Fined $55,000 After Worker Injured

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Camp Forming Ltd. of Concord, Ontario, a concrete forming contractor, was injured while cleaning a conveyor while its belt was moving. The company failed, as an employer, to provide information, instruction and supervision to a worker to protect the health or safety of the worker, contrary to section 25(2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1714 – Workplace Fatality Results in $375,000 Fine for Toronto Propane Company

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Superior Propane, was fatally injured between a 1000-gallon steel propane tank and the brick wall of a building. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 76 of Ontario Regulation 851/90 were carried out at a workplace, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1711 – Nepean Company Fined $60,000 After Worker Injured

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Advanced Building Innovation Company Inc. of Nepean, Ontario, a maker of prefabricated homes for construction sites, was injured by an automatic nailing machine while performing repairs. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure the machine was properly locked out, contrary to section 76 of Ontario Regulation 851/90 and section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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