Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Walker Aggregate, was killed after being pulled into moving machinery at his employer at his employer’s quarry at 2646 Nichols Line, Orillia, Ontario.
Blog Post #1102 – Report(s) Call for Improvement in Nova Scotia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Although Nova Scotia has made long-term progress over the last 10 years in reducing the effects of workplace injuries on families, the province continues to face current challenges. That is the conclusion of two recent reports from the Worker’s Compensation Board of Nova Scotia. (WCB)
Blog Post #1101 – Worker Fatality in Brampton, Company Fined $175,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On a worksite of a warehouse under construction in Brampton, Ontario, an employee of Dematic Limited, a company that provides supply chain automation, material handling, warehouse management, became pinned between the guardrail of a work platform and a steel structure and died from the injuries. The accident occurred on August 06, 2016.
Blog Post #1099 – Worker Struck by Flying Metal, $60,000 Fine for Montreal Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An employee of Lexsuco 2010 Corporation/Corporation Lexsuco 2010 of Montreal, Quebec, a company that manufactures and distributes commercial roofing products, suffered injuries after a cutting tool caught on a piece of copper that then struck the worker.