Excerpt from the OHS Canada magazine (May 2023)
ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P. has been fined a total of $218,750 after a worker was injured at its plan in Hamilton.
Blog Post #1453 – Workplace Fatality Results in $175,000 Fine for Tillsonburg Employer
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On July 15, 2021, three workers were moving coils of steel from the receiving area into a storage bay at the company’s Tillsonburg plant. The coils varied in outside diameter from 63 to 72 inches, were between 12 to 14 inches wide and ranged in weight from 9,600 to 13,200 pounds.
Blog Post #1451 – Workplace Injury Results in $50,000 Fine for Toronto Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker employed by Pipe & Piling Supplies Limited sustained critical injuries when they became pinned between a rail car and a front-end loader. Pipe & Piling Supplies Limited failed to ensure that the unattended flatbed rail car was immobilized and secured against accidental movement.
Blog Post #1447 – Workplace Injury Results in $90,000 Fine for Grocery Store Chain
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On June 1, 2021, two workers were dismantling a walk-in cooler. One of the workers, who was not wearing fall protection, used a scissor lift elevated work platform to step on the top of the freezer to unscrew metal plates attached to the roofing panels.