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Brunner Manufacturing & Sales Ltd., a manufacturer of commercial vehicle components, failed, as an employer, to acquaint workers with the hazards of deviating from instructions provided in a machine’s operating manual, contrary to section 25(2)(d) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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A worker, employed by Alugard Ltd., of Mississauga, Ontario was injured while trying to fix a machine used to make aluminum window jambs. The employer failed to ensure that precautions were taken to prevent a machine from starting and endangering a worker while the machine was undergoing maintenance. This contravened section 76 of Ontario Regulation 851/90, contrary to sections 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The employer also obstructed the investigation into the incident, contrary to section 62(1) and failed to comply with an order to submit a written notice of the incident, contrary to section 66(1)(b) of the Act.
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A worker, employed Millwick Waste Recycling Inc. of North York, Ontario, a full waste recycling company, was fatally injured in a wheel-loader collision. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 56 of Ontario Regulation 851/90 were carried out, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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A worker, employed by Janco Steel Ltd. of Stoney Creek, Ontario, a steel processing company, was fatally struck by a large industrial forklift. The company failed to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 56 of Ontario Regulation 851, as amended, were carried out, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.