Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
By Sabrina Nanji
In his latest report, Alberta’s auditor general slammed the provincial government, saying they have so far failed to satisfy all of his concerns regarding workplace safety.
Blog Post #277 – Delta Truck Equipment Company and Supervisor Fined $115,000 Total after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
2236697 Ontario Inc., carrying on business as Delta Truck Equipment, a truck maintenance company, was fined $100,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed. Phillip Hutton, a supervisor, was fined $15,000 in relation to the same incident.
Blog Post #276 – Ministry of Labour investigates fatality involving boom truck at Ice Lake business
A Massey man has died as a result of a fatal crane accident that took place at a business in Gordon Township shortly before 3 pm on Thursday, June 21.
The man was working with a crane at the business, Dad’s Sales and Service, on Highway 540 when the crane tipped over and struck him. Wesley Gatchell (48-years-old) of Massey was killed in the accident.
Workers had been picking up a utility trailer loaded with snowmobiles to put onto another trailer using a crane. When moving the load, the boom truck crane upset, striking Mr. Gatchell in the head.
On Friday, the Recorder contacted Manitoulin OPP Staff Sergeant Kevin Webb. “The Ministry of Labour will be completing its investigation, and interviews going through the normal channels. If we have to look into it (accident) further, we won’t know until after the ministry investigation is complete.”
Blog Post #275 – Peton Distributors ULC Fined $70,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Peton Distributors ULC, a distribution warehouse for Pet Valu stores, was fined $70,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.