Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Two workers, employed by Metex Heat Treating Ltd., a company that does heat treatment on metal parts and fasteners, were seriously injured in a flash fire while re-starting a furnace. The company failed, as an employer, to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by General Motors of Canada of St. Catharines, Ontario, an auto manufacturer, was injured when a CNC machine moved after the worker had entered to perform a maintenance task. The company failed, as an employer, to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.