Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Fall 2022)
A supervisor for a refrigeration company has been fined $20,000 after a worker was killed in Ontario.
Blog Post #1429 – Workplace Injury Results in $90,000 Fine for Grocery Store Chain
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Two workers employed by Farm Boy Company Inc. were dismantling a walk-in cooler at a warehouse facility in the Ottawa area. One of the workers used a scissor lift elevated work platform to step on the roof of the cooler to unscrew metal plates attached to the roof panels. The roof collapsed, causing the worker, who was not wearing fall protection, to fall over 10 feet to the concrete floor below. The worker sustained injuries as a result. The accident happened on June 01, 2021.
Blog Post #1428 – Worker Fatality During Electrical Maintenance Results in $200,000 Fine for Toronto Hydro
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited, an electric utility that owns and operates the electricity distribution system for the City of Toronto, suffered a fatal injury while performing work in an underground electrical vault.
Blog Post #1425 – Workplace Injury Results in $110,000 Fine for Concord Employer
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On June 24, 2020, a worker, employed by Indwisco Limited of Concord, Ontario, was attempting to do a quality check on a vertical wire drawing machine. The machine was located on an elevated platform accessible by a stairway with six steps. While climbing the stairs to perform the task, the worker lost their footing. When instinctively extending their arms to brace their fall, the worker’s gloved hand came in contact with the moving wire, injuring the worker.