Posts Tagged As: Construction accident

Blog Post #373 – Hardrock Forming Company Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured

Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

Hardrock Forming Co. – Division of 5556347 Ontario Limited was found guilty and fined $50,000 on August 26, 2011, after being convicted of a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

On November 4, 2008, a Hardrock employee was working on a project at 220 Commerce Valley Drive West in Markham. The project involved a system of wooden moulds for concrete called formwork. The worker stepped on the formwork and fell through, suffering a wrist injury.

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Blog Post #282 – ThyssenKrupp and Supervisor Fined $171,000 Total after Worker Injured

Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Services Canada Inc., carrying on business as ThyssenKrupp Hearn Division, a provider of warehousing, packaging and transportation services, was fined $160,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. Don Hearn Jr., a supervisor, was fined $11,000 in relation to the same incident.

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