At an excavation at a residence on Pine Crescent in Toronto, a worker was killed when an excavated dirt wall collapsed due to lack of support. The employer, SMID Construction Ltd., a general construction contractor out of Ajax, Ontario, was convicted on June 21, 2018.
Blog Post #1124 – Windsor Contracting Company Fined $75,000 After Worker Critically Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On October 28, 2016, a beam being lifted into the air became unbalanced and slid, striking one of the workers and causing critical injuries to the worker. The accident occurred at the Service Mold + Aerospace Inc.’s plant in Windsor, Ontario, where the worker’s employer, CMF Group Inc., was installing new milling machines.
Blog Post #1123 – Meat Processing Company, Cleaning Service Both Fined in Worker Injury in Toronto
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On January 20, 2017, a worker, employed by Betts Cleaning Specialists Ltd., was cleaning a mixer/grinder machine and was critically injured by the partly-disassembled machine at the Belmont Meat Products Ltd., a meat processor in Toronto, Ontario.
Blog Post #1122 – Casino Workers Injured After Falling, Casino Rama Fined $50,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On December 5, 2016, two workers, employed by Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario slipped and fell on the icy surface of the employee parking lot and sustained critical injuries.