Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Three workers were operating a mixer that makes sausages. As they were emptying the contents into two-wheeled bins at the outfeed to clean the mixer, one worker reached into the discharge hole, seriously injuring themselves. The accident occurred at the JBS Ontario Foods Inc. plant on Jamieson Bone Rd. Belleville, Ontario. JBS Ontario Foods Inc. is based in Calgary, Alberta.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker employed by L.Z. Refrigeration Inc. was fatally injured at the workplace while operating an Elevating Work Platform (EWP). Yuqin Liu failed as a supervisor to ensure that a worker worked in a manner and with the protective devices, measures and procedures as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. They also failed to provide the worker with oral and written instructions or training on the operation of an EWP which includes instructions with respect to the owner’s manual.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Domm Construction Ltd., a company engaged in agricultural, commercial, municipal, and residential construction. was critically injured while performing duties at a construction site. Shawn Weltz, a supervisor, was also charged in the accident.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
During construction of high-rise residential towers, a worker was fatally injured when a thirteen-ton counterweight from an excavator fell on them. Orin Contracting Services Inc. failed to ensure the safety measures and procedures for removing a counterweight from an excavator.