Posts Tagged As: occupational death

Blog Post #1077 – Company Fined $60,000 After Worker Falls from Peterborough Building

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

Pro Renovations Solutions Inc. of Mississauga, was subcontracted to make repairs to an apartment building in Peterborough, Ontario. On November 01, 2016, a worker on a 10-storey building lost balance at the roof edge and fell to the ground, sustaining critical injuries as a result. The worker was not protected by any form of fall protection while on the roof.

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Blog Post #1076 – Fatality Prompts Fine

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

A worker fatality led to a $160,000 fined issued on July 18, 2019 to a Japanese engineering firm.

The fatality occurred at a construction project located in a manufacturing facility in Tottenham, Ontario, according to a statement from the Ministry of Labour. (MOL)

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