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A worker, employed by Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), 55 Lakeshore Blvd. East, Toronto, Ontario, sustained a critical injury while operating a lift truck during a training session at an LCBO warehouse on 955 Wilton Grove Road, London, Ontario.
Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
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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A worker, employed by Fidelity PAC Metals Ltd. of Milton, Ontario, a distributor of metal bars and pipes, was injured while taking inventory of metal rods. By not ensuring the rods were stored correctly, Fidelity PAC Metals Ltd. failed to ensure that the measures and procedures prescribed by section 45, subsection (b) 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.