Posts Categorized As: Material Handling

Blog Post #1155 – Worker’s Injury Results in $75,000 Fine for Arcelormittal in Hamilton

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

On March 11, 2017, a worker was critically injured when connecting coils to a hoist with a chain. A coil fell forward and knocked the worker to the floor, resulting in critical injuries. The accident happened at the Arcelormittal plant at 1330 Burlington Street East, Hamilton, Ontario, a maker of steel products.

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Blog Post #1153 – Child Fatality in Factory Results in $150,000 Fine

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ A child was killed at the J.M. Lahman Manufacturing Inc. factory when bundles of steel tubing fell. A worker/supervisor for the company was attending at the facility, accompanied by two children. One of the children was moving freely through the aisles of the facility unaccompanied. The worker used … Continue Reading

Blog Post #1150 – Worker’s Permanent Injury Results in $75,000 Fine for London-Area Company

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Coldstream Concrete Ltd., a company that manufactures precast concrete products for the construction industry, suffered a permanent injury when a concrete culvert fell from a lifted position. The accident happened at their plant facility at 402 Quaker Lane, Ilderton, Ontario on August 02, 2017.

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