Posts Tagged As: OSHA

Blog Post #1746 – Workplace Injury Results in $50,000 Fine for Navan Electrical Contracting Company

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Sega Group Inc. of Navan, Ontario, an electrical contracting company providing powerline and utility services, was injured when a concrete streetlight post toppled during hoisting. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 150(2)(a) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 (Construction Projects) were carried out, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1744 – Workplace Injury Results in $50,000 Fine for Burlington-based Company

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Stobag North America Corporation of Burlington, Ontario, a manufacturer of sun shading systems including awnings, canopies and blinds, sustained critical injuries after a fall from an elevated work platform that was struck by a moving toolbar. The company failed 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.

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Blog Post #1743 – North York-Based Company Fined $140,000, Supervisor Fined $7,000 After Serious Workplace Injury

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Fer-Pal Construction Ltd., 171 Fenmar Drive, North York, Ontario, a trenchless technology company involved in water main rehabilitation, suffered serious injuries after being exposed to hot water while working on a water main. Fer-Pal Construction Ltd. failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 71 of O. Reg. 213/91: Construction Projects were carried out, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Additionally, Antonio Visconti, as a supervisor, contravened section 27(1)(a) of the Act.

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Blog Post #1739 – Workplace Injury Results in $100,000 Fine for Quebec Drilling Company

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Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Orbit Garant Drilling Services Inc. of Val-d’Or, Quebec, a company providing drilling services to the mining sector, was injured while trying to free a water hose that was caught on a drill rod. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 185(2) of Ontario Regulation 854/90 – ‘Mines and Mining Plants’ were carried out, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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