Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Alugard Ltd., of Mississauga, Ontario was injured while trying to fix a machine used to make aluminum window jambs. The employer failed to ensure that precautions were taken to prevent a machine from starting and endangering a worker while the machine was undergoing maintenance. This contravened section 76 of Ontario Regulation 851/90, contrary to sections 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The employer also obstructed the investigation into the incident, contrary to section 62(1) and failed to comply with an order to submit a written notice of the incident, contrary to section 66(1)(b) of the Act.