Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Penalties totally $376,500 have been levied against Syncrude Canada Ltd. following the death of a process operator struck by a piece of ice weighing more than 500 kilograms.
Blog Post #521 – Max Penalty in Death of a Toddler
An Alberta provincial court judge levied fines against two companies responsible for the death of a Calgary toddler crushed by falling building materials, but the decision raises serious questions about apprenticeships and safety procedures. (June, 2011)
Blog Post #484 – Fall Accident Prompts 15 Safety Counts
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Two Alberta companies face a total of 15 charges under the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act in connection with the serious injury of a worker from a ‘Fall Accident’ on August 15, 2008.
Blog Post #472 – Packer Operator Found Dead
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A road worker with Alberta’s Lacombe County was operating machinery when he died from unknown causes on June 19, 2010.