Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker was seriously injured after a large vat, suspended on a forklift truck, tipped off the forks.
Blog Post #1476 – Food Manufacturer Fined $100,000 After Worker Injured by Unguarded Machinery
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Handi Foods Ltd., was severely injured by unguarded equipment. Handi Foods Ltd. failed, as an employer, to ensure machinery was guarded to prevent access to its pinch point, as required.
Blog Post #1473 – Workplace Injuries Result in $75,000 Fine for Walkerton Company
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by John Ernewein Limited of Walkerton, Ontario, was critically injured, and six other workers received minor injuries because of the collapse of roof trusses. The employer failed to ensure the trusses were adequately braced.
Blog Post #1472 – Demolition Firm Penalized
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Oct. 2016)
A construction firm was fined $50,000 on August 11, 2016, in connection with a worker injury two years earlier.