Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Aecon Construction Group Inc. was fined $225,000 on March 7, 2011 for its failure to request that the owner of a propane service locate and mark it prior to excavation.
Blog Post #256 – Olympic Plastic Bags (1983) Ltd. Fined $85,000 after Worker Killed
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Olympic Plastic Bags (1983) Ltd., a plastic bag manufacturer, was fined $85,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused a worker’s death.
Blog Post #250 – Genco Masonry Fined $180,000 Total for Health and Safety Violations
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Genco Masonry and Contracting Incorporated, of Niagara Falls, was fined $180,000 on October 22, 2010, for violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a fatal explosion at a worksite. On May 3, 2010, a Genco supervisor was fined $12,000 in relation to the same incident.
Blog Post #248 – Atkinson Irrigation Limited Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Atkinson Irrigation Limited, of Stayner, was fined $50,000 on November 18, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused a worker to be injured.