Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An Ontario quarry worker suffered fatal crushing injuries when a falling boulder landed on the cab of the excavator in which he was sitting.
Blog Post #459 – Goldcorp Canada Ltd. Fined $350,000 after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Goldcorp Canada Ltd., the operator of Hoyle Pond, a Timmins mine, was fined $350,000 today for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed.
Blog Post #455 – Mining Company Charged
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (March 2010) A mining company in Newfoundland and Labrador faces nine health and safety charges following an incident in January of 2008. Teck Resources Limited has been charged with failing, as an employer, to provide a safe workplace, ensure workers were made familiar of the hazards they may face … Continue Reading
Blog Post #448 – Muck Flood Kills Young Worker
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
The failure to develop and implement safety procedures and devices to protect workers from a run of muck has landed Sherritt International Corporation, operating as Canada Talc, a $285,000 fine.