Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2017)
A 61-year-old employee of a business that sells recycled vehicle parts was killed while he was working underneath a truck in east Edmonton on December 29th, 2016.
Blog Post #1500 – Security Company Fined $200,000 After Worker Fatality
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was fatally injured when they were caught between a reversing truck and a trailer. Logixx Security Inc. failed to take the reasonable precaution of ensuring that a worker wore high visibility apparel when working in a trailer storage yard outside their vehicle.
Blog Post #1499 – Workplace Fatality Results in $200,000 Fine for Barrie-based Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A workplace fatality, occurred on June 14, 2021, when a large flywheel from a motor suddenly became disconnected from a hub and struck a worker. Western Mechanical Electrical Millwright Services Ltd. (the Company) failed as an employer to comply with section 45(a) of Regulation 851/90, the Regulation for Industrial Establishments.
Blog Post #1487 – Workplace Fatality Leads to $110,000 Fine for Chepstow-based Manufacturer
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was fatally injured during the movement of concrete slabs. Fritz Construction Services Inc. (the Company), from Chepstow, Ontario, failed as an employer to ensure that measures and procedures prescribed by regulation were carried out at a worksite.