Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A construction firm pleaded guilty and has been fined $90,000 following the death of a young worker on a high-rise student housing project in Waterloo.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by MTN Construction out of Innisfil, Ontario, fell 21 feet to the ground, sustaining injuries. Workers had not been given site-specific training nor had they been trained on where and how to properly tie off their fall protection equipment on this job site.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by North West Lumber Co. Ltd. (NWL), operator of a Home Hardware Building Centre in Chelmsford, who was removing snow from the roof of a shed, fell through a skylight. The worker was not using safety equipment as required by law.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A construction firm pleaded guilty and has been fined $90,000 following the death of a young worker on a high-rise student housing project in Waterloo.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
APCO Industries Co. Ltd., a manufacturer and distributor of oils, greases, rust preventatives and lubricants, was fined $100,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed because of the lack of guardrails.