Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Glencore Canada Corporation of Toronto, Ontario, a mining, recycling and critical minerals company involved in mining operations, suffered critical injuries from a fall after Glencore Canada Corporation committed the offence of failing, as an employer, to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Stobag North America Corporation of Burlington, Ontario, a manufacturer of sun shading systems including awnings, canopies and blinds, sustained critical injuries after a fall from an elevated work platform that was struck by a moving toolbar. The company failed to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Fer-Pal Construction Ltd., 171 Fenmar Drive, North York, Ontario, a trenchless technology company involved in water main rehabilitation, suffered serious injuries after being exposed to hot water while working on a water main. Fer-Pal Construction Ltd. failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 71 of O. Reg. 213/91: Construction Projects were carried out, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Additionally, Antonio Visconti, as a supervisor, contravened section 27(1)(a) of the Act.
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by DMC Mining Services Ltd. of Vancouver, British Columbia, an underground mining company, was injured while removing an extra power cable from the wall of a mine shaft. The company failed, as an employer, to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.