Posts Categorized As: Material Handling

Blog Post #940 – Elevator Company Fined $80,000 After Worker Falls

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

An elevator company pleaded guilty and was fined $80,000 after a worker suffered injuries and was airlifted to hospital for treatment. The incident took place at United Hoist Equipment Ltd.’s office and storage facility located at 106 Commercial Road in Bolton. The company is in the business of providing personal and material elevators for the construction industry.

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Blog Post #911 – Glencore Canada Corp. Charged

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

Toronto-based mining company, Glencore Canada Corp. is facing multiple charges over the death of 54-year-old Richard Pigeau, who was killed when a piece of machinery struck him at the nickel Rim South Mine in Sudbury on October 20, 2015.

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