Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
An employee working at the IKEA retail store at 15 Provost Drive, Toronto, was critically injured while moving shopping trolleys. The accident happened on February 25, 2017.
Blog Post #1136 – Construction Site Fatality Results in $90,000 Fine
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A person (not a worker) entered a building and fell down an elevator shaft, later succumbing to injuries. No signs were posted on the site warning of danger or that entry was forbidden, as required by law.
Blog Post #1135 – Foreman, Company Charged Following Death at Halifax Worksite
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A foreman and the company that employed him are facing charges under Nova Scotia’s Occupational Health & Safety laws in relation to the falling death of a young labourer at a Halifax worksite.
Blog Post #1134 – Worker Killed in Fall, Restoration Company Fined $125,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Universal Structural Restoration Ltd. (USRL), a construction restoration company specializing in balcony reconstruction and waterproofing, who was on the platform of a boom, was killed when the boom lost stability and tipped over.