Posts Tagged As: Section 25 of the ACT

Blog Post #1743 – North York-Based Company Fined $140,000, Supervisor Fined $7,000 After Serious Workplace Injury

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Fer-Pal Construction Ltd., 171 Fenmar Drive, North York, Ontario, a trenchless technology company involved in water main rehabilitation, suffered serious injuries after being exposed to hot water while working on a water main. Fer-Pal Construction Ltd. failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 71 of O. Reg. 213/91: Construction Projects were carried out, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Additionally, Antonio Visconti, as a supervisor, contravened section 27(1)(a) of the Act.

Continue Reading

Blog Post #1740 – Workplace Injury Results in $135,000 Fine for Vancouver Mining Company

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by DMC Mining Services Ltd. of Vancouver, British Columbia, an underground mining company, was injured while removing an extra power cable from the wall of a mine shaft. The company failed, as an employer, to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker, contrary to section 25(2)(h) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Continue Reading

Blog Post #1739 – Workplace Injury Results in $100,000 Fine for Quebec Drilling Company

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Orbit Garant Drilling Services Inc. of Val-d’Or, Quebec, a company providing drilling services to the mining sector, was injured while trying to free a water hose that was caught on a drill rod. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 185(2) of Ontario Regulation 854/90 – ‘Mines and Mining Plants’ were carried out, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Continue Reading

Blog Post #1736 – Workplace Injury Results in $65,000 Fine for Alexandria Manufacturer

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A worker, employed by Larkin Storage and Retail Equipment Inc. of Alexandria, Ontario, a company that manufactures warehouse racking and retail fixtures, was injured while operating a punch press. The company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the machine was equipped with a guard that prevented access to an exposed moving part, contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and section 24 of Ontario Regulation 851/90.

Continue Reading