Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by James Curran Expert Removal & Excavating Limited., died after falling from the upper level of a building that was being demolished. James Curran Expert Removal & Excavating Limited failed to ensure that the worker was adequately protected by a method of fall protection when exposed to a fall of more than three metres.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Bacic Forming Concrete Ltd., sustained fatal injuries during the demolition of foundation walls at a construction project for a new single-storey residential dwelling. The employer failed to take precautions to prevent injury to a person on or near a project that may result from the demolition of a building or structure, as prescribed.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was fatally injured during the movement of concrete slabs. Fritz Construction Services Inc. (the Company), from Chepstow, Ontario, failed as an employer to ensure that measures and procedures prescribed by regulation were carried out at a worksite.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2017)
A report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has concluded that ineffective risk management led to the death of a crew member of a fishing vessel in 2015.