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A worker, employed by KAS Aluminum & Copper Ltd. of Toronto, Ontario, a contractor that installs windows, eavestroughs and siding, was fatally injured falling from a roof. The company failed to ensure the worker was using fall protection when exposed to the hazard of falling more than three metres, contrary to section 26.1(2) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 as required by section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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A worker, employed by Pigments Services Canada Inc., operating as Monteith, of Toronto, Ontario, a manufacturer of paint and specialty coatings, was fatally injured while operating a paint mixing machine. Pigments Services Canada Inc. failed to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 24 of Ontario Regulation 851/90 were carried out at the workplace, contrary to sections 25(1)(c) and 66(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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Two workers, employed by Regional Fence, of Gatineau, Quebec, were injured while moving fence panels. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure workers were protected from the hazard of a falling stack of fencing, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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A worker, employed by Advanced Building Innovation Company Inc. of Nepean, Ontario, a maker of prefabricated homes for construction sites, was injured by an automatic nailing machine while performing repairs. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure the machine was properly locked out, contrary to section 76 of Ontario Regulation 851/90 and section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.