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Brunner Manufacturing & Sales Ltd., a manufacturer of commercial vehicle components, failed, as an employer, to acquaint workers with the hazards of deviating from instructions provided in a machine’s operating manual, contrary to section 25(2)(d) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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A worker, employed by Alugard Ltd., of Mississauga, Ontario was injured while trying to fix a machine used to make aluminum window jambs. The employer failed to ensure that precautions were taken to prevent a machine from starting and endangering a worker while the machine was undergoing maintenance. This contravened section 76 of Ontario Regulation 851/90, contrary to sections 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The employer also obstructed the investigation into the incident, contrary to section 62(1) and failed to comply with an order to submit a written notice of the incident, contrary to section 66(1)(b) of the Act.
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A worker, employed by Precision Stamping of Windsor, Ontario, an industrial stamp press factory, was critically injured after being pinched between two metal racks due to a forklift collision. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the equipment was maintained in good condition, as required by section 25(1)(b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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A worker, employed by Rubber Technologies Corp. of Toronto, Ontario was critically injured while trying to clear a blockage from a machine. By failing to ensure the motion from a rotary valve was stopped before cleaning, National Rubber Technologies failed to ensure that the measures and procedures as prescribed by section 75 of Ontario Regulation 851/90 were carried out at the workplace, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.