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.
Blog Post #1312 – Strapping Machine Injury Results in $65,000 Fine for Mill Operator
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.