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A worker, employed by Allied Tooling Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of automotive, aerospace and industrial parts, was fatally injured while operating a CNC lathe machine. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the machine was equipped with a guard that prevented access to an exposed moving part, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and section 24 of Ontario Regulation 851/90.
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Spacefile International Corp. of Etobicoke, Ontario, a manufacturer of high-density storage products and solutions, was critically injured after operating a brake press. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the machine was guarded, as required by section 24 of Ontario Regulation 851/90, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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A worker, employed by C. Villeneuve Construction Co. Ltd., of Hearst, Ontario; a construction contractor. was critically injured as a result of the company’s failure to ensure adequate machine guarding contrary to section 196(3.1) of Regulation 854, Mines and Mining Plants. This is an offence pursuant to section 66(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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A worker, employed by Valley Blades Ltd., Waterloo, Ontario, a company that manufactures blades, cutting edges and other accessories for construction, mining and snow removal equipment, was injured after their clothing became entangled with operating machinery. The company failed, as an employer, to prohibit the worker from wearing loose clothing around a source of entanglement, as required by section 83(2) of Ontario Regulation 851/90, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.