Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
1126449 Ontario Inc., operating as KD Farm Services, was fined $80,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed.
Blog Post #375 – Cimco and Sobeys Capital Fined $125,000 Total after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Cimco Refrigeration, a division of Toromont Industries Ltd. that manufactures and maintains refrigeration systems, was fined $95,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. Sobeys Capital Inc., carrying on business as Sobey’s Whitby Retail Support Centre, a grocery distribution centre, was fined $30,000 in relation to the same incident.
Blog Post #374 – Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. Fined $100,000 after Workers Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc., a company that operates an underground gold mine in Kirkland Lake, was fined $100,000 on September 6, 2011, for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act after two workers were injured.
Blog Post #372 – Waterloo Textiles Ltd. Fined $75,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Waterloo Textiles Ltd., a Cambridge yarn manufacturer, was fined $75,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
On August 17, 2009, a worker opened the cover of a machine used to create yarn and found excessive fibers gathered inside. When the worker attempted to remove the fibers, the worker’s finger got caught in the machine. The worker’s arm was drawn in and partially amputated.