Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Sun-Brite Foods Inc., a company that processes and cans field crops, has pleaded guilty and has been fined $70,000 after a seasonal farm worker was critically injured.
Blog Post #753 – Fall Results in Worker Fatality at a Potash Mine
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A construction worker in Saskatchewan has succumbed to injuries sustained from an 18-metre fall.
Blog Post #751 – General Motors of Canada Fined $160,000 after Worker Injured at Oshawa Plant
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
General Motors of Canada pleaded guilty and was fined $160,000 after a worker was hospitalized with injuries sustained from a 2,000-pound lift table falling and crushing the worker.
Blog Post #750 – Harrowsmith Business, Supervisor Given Fines Totaling $29,000 During Asbestos Clean Up
Excerpt from the government of Ontario ‘Newsroom’
Recovery Abatement & Insulation Ltd., a Harrowsmith business that conducts asbestos abatement, has pleaded guilty and has been fined $25,000 after workers were exposed to asbestos dust on a job site. A supervisor, Gregory Simpson, pleaded guilty to failing to ensure workers used protective clothing and equipment, and was fined $4,000.