Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by the Corporation of the City of London, Ontario, was injured when a cap on a drain pipe shot off and struck the worker, resulting in critical injuries. The employer failed to take the reasonable precaution of ensuring that the internal pressure of the drain pipeline was released before the mechanical joint end cap was removed and/or loosened.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A worker, employed by Green Belting Industries Limited of Mississauga, Ontario, was injured when a roll of paper slid from a lifting device that should not have been used for the task.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
On Oct. 15, 2018, a worker employed by Welldone Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, a company that specializes in restoration work, fell from the roof of the building and was killed by the fall. The worker was not protected by a guardrail or travel restraint system as required by law.
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A person in a room below an area undergoing renovations was struck by debris from through the ceiling, where a worker was cutting through the floor. The defendant worker failed to ensure that the core drilling system was used in accordance with the manufacturer’s operating manual.