Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker suffered a critical injury on October 8, 2019, while performing maintenance testing work at the St. Marys Cement Bowmanville facility.
Blog Post #1281 – Regional Centre Fined $80,000 for Hospital Workers’ Injuries from Workplace Violence
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Two workers, employed at the Southlake Regional Centre, were injured as a result of workplace violence exercised by a patient.
Blog Post #1277 – Worker Struck by Exploding Cap, $70,000 Fine for City of London
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by the Corporation of the City of London, Ontario, was injured when a cap on a drain pipe shot off and struck the worker, resulting in critical injuries. The employer failed to take the reasonable precaution of ensuring that the internal pressure of the drain pipeline was released before the mechanical joint end cap was removed and/or loosened.
Blog Post #1276 – Worker Injury Results in $60,000 Fine for Mississauga Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Green Belting Industries Limited of Mississauga, Ontario, was injured when a roll of paper slid from a lifting device that should not have been used for the task.