Posts Tagged As: machine guarding training

Post #1749 – Workplace Injury Results in $50,000 Fine for Etobicoke Company

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Grosnor Industries Inc. of Etobicoke, Ontario, a business that produces textile samples for clients in roofing, flooring, tile and siding industries, was critically injured by an unguarded punch press machine. Grosnor Industries Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure that the machine was equipped with a guard or other device to prevent worker access to the exposed moving part, 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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Blog Post #1739 – Workplace Injury Results in $100,000 Fine for Quebec Drilling Company

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Orbit Garant Drilling Services Inc. of Val-d’Or, Quebec, a company providing drilling services to the mining sector, was injured while trying to free a water hose that was caught on a drill rod. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 185(2) of Ontario Regulation 854/90 – ‘Mines and Mining Plants’ were carried out, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1736 – Workplace Injury Results in $65,000 Fine for Alexandria Manufacturer

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Larkin Storage and Retail Equipment Inc. of Alexandria, Ontario, a company that manufactures warehouse racking and retail fixtures, was injured while operating a punch press. 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.

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Blog Post #1735 – Workplace Injury Results in $125,000 Fine for Oakville Company

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Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Samuel, Son & Co. of Oakville, Ontario, a company that provides steel coil processing services and packaging, was injured while repairing a steel coil between a turnstile and down-ender table where no guard or shield was in place to prevent access to the hazard, a violation of section 26 of the Ontario Regulation 851, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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