Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was critically injured while conducting maintenance and repair on two industrial fans at the Brantford facility. Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. failed as an employer to ensure applicable requirements under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and Ontario Regulation 851/90 were followed.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was injured during the delivery of a steer to a holding barn. Contrary to safety procedures, Peel Meat Packers Ltd. failed, as an employer, to ensure a protective gate between the animal and worker was properly maintained, as outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Bernt Gilbertson Enterprise Limited of Richards Landing, Ontario, was critically injured when a motor fell during maintenance work being performed on a portable cone crusher. Gilbertson Enterprises failed as an employer to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. The accident took place on May 15, 2021.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Oct. 2016)
An auto dealership in Saskatoon was fined $35,000 on August 18, 2016, over an incident in 2015 that left one of its workers with a broken arm.