Report by: Marcel Vander Wier for the OH&S Canada magazine
The September 25, 2019 death of a Fiera Foods worker in Toronto has sparked protests in a comprehensive review into the health and safety culture and practices of the industrial bakery.
Blog Post #1105 – Injury on Cutting Machine Results in $60,000 in Fines for Scarborough Noodle Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Hung Wang Foods Inc., a company that operates a noodle manufacturing facility, suffered injury while attempting to clear dough that was jammed in a noodle cutting machine. Fred King-Cheong Fung, a director of the company, was also charged in the incident.
Blog Post #1099 – Worker Struck by Flying Metal, $60,000 Fine for Montreal Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An employee of Lexsuco 2010 Corporation/Corporation Lexsuco 2010 of Montreal, Quebec, a company that manufactures and distributes commercial roofing products, suffered injuries after a cutting tool caught on a piece of copper that then struck the worker.
Blog Post #1094 – Printing Injury Nets Fine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The company that manufactures steel nails was fined $50,000 on August 12, 2019 after submitting a guilty plea, following a critical worker injury that occurred early last year.