Posts Tagged As: Safety Engineering

Blog Post #1681 – Workplace Injury Results in $60,000 Fine for Tecumseh Company

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Precision Stamping of Windsor, Ontario, an industrial stamp press factory, was critically injured after being pinched between two metal racks due to a forklift collision. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the equipment was maintained in good condition, as required by section 25(1)(b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1680 – Workplace Fatalities Result in $225,000 Fine for Hamilton-Based Company

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

Two workers, employed by John Kenyon Limited of Hamilton, Ontario, a siding design and installation company, were fatally injured when the defendant failed to take the reasonable precaution to ensure the workers were not performing work on a quench tower while the quenching process took place, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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Blog Post #1676 – Workplace Injury Results in $78,000 Fine for St. Catharines-based Company

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker employed by PEC Roof Maintenance of St. Catharines, Ontario, a roofing contractor, was critically injured after falling from a ladder during a roof repair project. The company failed to comply with its duty under section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act to ensure the measures and procedures prescribed by Regulation 213/91 (Construction Projects) were carried out. Section 82(2) of the regulation specifically requires a ladder to be secured at the top and bottom to prevent movement.

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Blog Post #1674 – Workplace Fatality Results in $140,000 Fine for Vaughan Company

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Kingsview Carpentry Ltd. of Vaughan, Ontario, a construction company specializing in residential carpentry, was fatally injured at a construction project after falling while positioning wooden roof trusses. The company failed, as an employer, to meet the requirements of section 125(1) of Ontario Regulation 213/91, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

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