Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A workplace fatality, occurred on June 14, 2021, when a large flywheel from a motor suddenly became disconnected from a hub and struck a worker. Western Mechanical Electrical Millwright Services Ltd. (the Company) failed as an employer to comply with section 45(a) of Regulation 851/90, the Regulation for Industrial Establishments.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A driver, employed by Global Metal Sources Co. Ltd., was fatally injured when the box from an adjacent 45-foot dump trailer fell on their trailer cab as the box was being lifted. The company had failed to ensure the dump trailer was maintained in good condition.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Jan. 2017)
Nearly three months after the death of a sewer worker, the City of Edmonton announced a review of the safety culture of municipal workplaces on January 25, 2017. But a spokesperson says the review, which will examine the three distinct areas of people, processes, and technology, is not a response to the sewer tragedy, but a part of a general safety initiative that the city has already launched.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Bernt Gilbertson Enterprise Limited of Richards Landing, Ontario, was critically injured when a motor fell during maintenance work being performed on a portable cone crusher. Gilbertson Enterprises failed as an employer to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. The accident took place on May 15, 2021.