Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On June 1, 2021, two workers were dismantling a walk-in cooler. One of the workers, who was not wearing fall protection, used a scissor lift elevated work platform to step on the top of the freezer to unscrew metal plates attached to the roofing panels.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Cementation Canada Inc., of Toronto Ontario, fell 4.09 metres from a raised platform and was injured. Cementation Canada Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure that a fall arrest system was used at the workplace to protect workers exposed to a fall greater than three metres. Cementation Canada Inc. is an underground mine contracting and engineering company with offices in North Bay and Sudbury.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Two workers employed by Farm Boy Company Inc. were dismantling a walk-in cooler at a warehouse facility in the Ottawa area. One of the workers used a scissor lift elevated work platform to step on the roof of the cooler to unscrew metal plates attached to the roof panels. The roof collapsed, causing the worker, who was not wearing fall protection, to fall over 10 feet to the concrete floor below. The worker sustained injuries as a result. The accident happened on June 01, 2021.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Convicted:
A worker was injured after falling 30 feet from a roof at a construction project.