Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Three workers were operating a mixer that makes sausages. As they were emptying the contents into two-wheeled bins at the outfeed to clean the mixer, one worker reached into the discharge hole, seriously injuring themselves. The accident occurred at the JBS Ontario Foods Inc. plant on Jamieson Bone Rd. Belleville, Ontario. JBS Ontario Foods Inc. is based in Calgary, Alberta.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Norbord Inc., of Toronto, Ontario, an international company that produces wood-based products, including Oriented Strand Board (OSB), a type of engineered wood, was injured when a machine activated unexpectedly. The machine was not equipped with a guard or other device in place to prevent access by a worker to hazardous moving parts.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An employee of Vinyl Window Designs Ltd., 550 Oakdale Road, North York, Ontario, was killed after entering a barrier enclosure to troubleshoot a machine that had not been properly locked out.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Give and Go Prepared Foods Corporation, a manufacturer of baked goods, had an employee suffer permanent injury after reaching into a sugar-sifting machine while it was operating. The accident happened at the company’s facility at 725 Intermodal Drive, Brampton, Ontario on June 13, 2017.