Posts Tagged As: Occupational Injury

Blog Post #1075 – Court Imposes $313,000 in Fines for Worker Death at Brampton Community Centre Site

Background

A crane was brought to the worksite – a community centre and library complex under construction – for hoisting purposes. On April 9, 2015, Forma-Con worker Andry Sokhan, a licensed crane operator, sent text messages to supervisor Gordon Graham indicating that the crane was a danger; Graham responded that if the crane posed a danger it should be shut down. The crane continued to be used.

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Blog Post #1074 – Rise in Violence Preventable: Saskatchewan

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

Workplace injuries caused by violence rose 16 per cent in 2018 in Saskatchewan. Some of these injuries could have been prevented if employers and workers had paid attention to and acted on the warning signs of aggressive behaviour, according to a WorkSafe Saskatchewan statement on June 25, 2019.

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