Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by R. F. Contracting Inc. of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario was seriously injured while cleaning an industrial furnace. The worker, whose fall protection harness and tether were not anchored, fell approximately 28 feet inside the furnace.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by National Steel Car Limited was fatally injured after being struck by a lift-assist device that fell from an overhead crane. National Steel Car Limited failed, as an employer, to ensure that the hoisting controls for the overhead crane were located so they could be operated at a safe distance from a load being lifted. The plant was in Hamilton, Ontario.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Homestead Land Holdings Limited, of Kingston, hired Reimar Construction Corporation, to work at a high-rise residential construction site at 40 Towering Heights Boulevard, St. Catharines.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
During a roof replacement project, a worker was fatally injured when a concrete roof deck panel collapsed, causing the worker to fall.