Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Oxford Plastics Inc., a manufacturer of plastic products, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #276 – Ministry of Labour investigates fatality involving boom truck at Ice Lake business
A Massey man has died as a result of a fatal crane accident that took place at a business in Gordon Township shortly before 3 pm on Thursday, June 21.
The man was working with a crane at the business, Dad’s Sales and Service, on Highway 540 when the crane tipped over and struck him. Wesley Gatchell (48-years-old) of Massey was killed in the accident.
Workers had been picking up a utility trailer loaded with snowmobiles to put onto another trailer using a crane. When moving the load, the boom truck crane upset, striking Mr. Gatchell in the head.
On Friday, the Recorder contacted Manitoulin OPP Staff Sergeant Kevin Webb. “The Ministry of Labour will be completing its investigation, and interviews going through the normal channels. If we have to look into it (accident) further, we won’t know until after the ministry investigation is complete.”
Blog Post #272 – Vehicle Part Manufacturer Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
KSR International Co., carrying on business as Dresden Industrial-Ridgetown, a maker of vehicle parts, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
Blog Post #268 – Supervisor Fined $15,000 after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Lauri Romanko, a supervisor at the Lake of Bays Township’s public works garage, was fined $15,000 on December 14, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused a worker’s death.