Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was found unconscious inside a tank that carried nitrogen. The worker died from asphyxiation.
Blog Post #1159 – Steel Tube Injury Results in $120,000 Fine at Welland Workplace
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker employed by Welded Tube of Canada Limited was injured after a one-ton steel pipe came into contact with a worker. The injury was a result of the injured worker being unable to communicate with another worker due to the poor quality of the two-way radios being used.
Blog Post #1156 – High-Pressure Water Device Kills Worker, $85,000 Fine for Mississauga Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker lost control of a high-pressure water jetting system and was killed after being hit by the water jet. The accident happened at 1860 Bonhill Road in Mississauga. At that time the company operated under a different name. The new one was under a numbered company.
Blog Post #1153 – Child Fatality in Factory Results in $150,000 Fine
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ A child was killed at the J.M. Lahman Manufacturing Inc. factory when bundles of steel tubing fell. A worker/supervisor for the company was attending at the facility, accompanied by two children. One of the children was moving freely through the aisles of the facility unaccompanied. The worker used … Continue Reading