Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Clarksburg-based Golden Town Apple Products was fined $75,000 on March 12, 2010 for a violation of the Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was hurt.
Blog Post #34 – Fatality Ends With Hefty Fine – Really, Alberta?
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The death of a 56 year old employee four years ago has resulted in an Alberta pipe-coating company receiving penalties totaling $300,000. Garneau Inc., based in Nisku, Alberta, was cited for breaching requirements of Alberta’s Occupational Health & Safety Act.
Blog Post #27 – A $60,000 Fine for a Forklift Mishap
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Asia Pulp & Paper (Canada) Ltd., a Toronto manufacturer of pulp and paper products, was fined $60,000 on June 09, 2009 for a single violation under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHSA) after a worker was seriously injured.
Blog Post #5 – Lift Truck Safety – Deaths of two workers lead to $850G fine
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Ford Motor Company of Canada has been fined $850,000 for violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after two workers were killed in separate incidents.
On Jan. 31, 2008, a worker was fatally injured at Ford’s Oakville, Ont., assembly plant after being crushed between two forklifts. The worker was standing beside a forklift when a co-worker reversed another forklift into the worker. A Ministry of Labour investigation found that the forklift operator did not keep a clear view of the vehicle’s path of travel while reversing.