Two construction companies have been fined in the death of a little girl who was hit by debris from a Calgary worksite.
Blog Post #43 – Lafarge Canada Inc. Fined $350,000 After Worker Killed
Found in the Government of Ontario Newsroom
Lafarge Canada Inc., a manufacturer of construction material, pleaded guilty way back on January 20, 2010 to a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) that caused the death of a worker. The company was fined $350,000.
Blog Post #40 – Lavigne Tire Company Ltd, supervisor fined total $77,500
Lavigne Tire Sales Limited, a retailer and installer of tires in Burlington, was fined $70,000 on September 9, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was critically injured. Supervisor Dave Montour was fined $7,500 in relation to the same incident.
On April 20, 2007, a mechanic was using a tire changing machine to install a tire on a rim. This involved expanding the tire with air until it popped into a groove on the rim. Partway through the installation, the tire exploded. It struck the worker on the head and upper body, causing serious injuries to the head, upper body, jaw and wrist.
Blog Post #39 – Electrical Apprentice Killed on the Job
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Lockerbie & Hole Eastern Inc., a Brantford construction firm, was fined $250,000 on September 29, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed.