Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (July 2021)
BLS Ashphalt in Regina was fined $350,000 in Weyburn Provincial Court on June 22, 2021 after being found guilty of two counts under OH&S regulations.
Blog Post #1469 – Railway Car Manufacturer Fined $140,000 After Worker Fatality
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by National Steel Car Limited was fatally injured after being struck by a lift-assist device that fell from an overhead crane. National Steel Car Limited failed, as an employer, to ensure that the hoisting controls for the overhead crane were located so they could be operated at a safe distance from a load being lifted. The plant was in Hamilton, Ontario.
Blog Post #1468 – Constructor, Employer, Supervisor and Director Fined $380,000 in Total After Workers Fall Down Elevator Shaft
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Homestead Land Holdings Limited, of Kingston, hired Reimar Construction Corporation, to work at a high-rise residential construction site at 40 Towering Heights Boulevard, St. Catharines.
Blog Post #1467 – Food Producer and Roofing Company Fined $300,000 in Total after Workplace Fatality in Brantford
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
During a roof replacement project, a worker was fatally injured when a concrete roof deck panel collapsed, causing the worker to fall.